Lead poisoning, shooting, and collisions with man made objects such as power lines, have all been threats to the Californian condor.
The population of California condors now tops 100, with 13 living in the wild in California. During 1999 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed reintroducing condors into the Grand Canyon after a 70 year absence.
The California condor is listed by the IUCN as "Critically Endangered". CITES lists the species as "Appendix 1".