A pair of Andean condors arrived at the Colombian National Aviary on Isla de Baru off the Atlantic coast on Tuesday. The goal of the wildlife park is to breed and reintroduce the condors into the wild because there are only about 180 left in Colombia.

The aviary started nine years ago, but it will only be opened to the public at the end of January with one of its projects is to repopulate the endangered Andean condors. The project is called the National Condor Breeding Program and is supported by the Colombian government through the Environment Ministry.

The National Condor Breeding Program plans to increase the number of Andean condors in the aviary before releasing fledglings into the wild. The program is headed by the Colombian Association of Zoological Parks, Aquariums and Related Institutions or Acopazoa, along with Alba Lucia Gomez, who is the manager of the Colombian National Aviary Foundation, per EFE via FOX News.

The condors are being acclimatized at sea level and endure temperature around 32°C as these birds of prey are used to colder temperatures because they came from the South American Andes mountains. Gomez told EFE that the condors are fitting quite well in Colombia's hotter climate.

"Just a little over two months ago, three pairs of condors were brought to Colombia directly from Chile. They were in quarantine at Bogotá's Jaime Duque Park and one of them is now in the aviary," Gomez added.

The six condors from Chile became part of the breeding program after they passed the mandatory veterinary exams and was distributed in three areas in Colombia. A pair was given each to the city of Medellin's Santa Fe Zoo, the Jaime Duque Park in the capital city of Bogota, and the National Aviary that was mentioned earlier.

According to Phys.org, ornithologists from Chile and the United States started the preparations for the arrival of the condors back in 2012. They provided Colombian authorities with information about artificial incubation, breeding, conservation, and general care for the birds while they kept in captivity.

"Condors are a very endangered species. Condors lay one egg per year. There must be chemistry between the two birds before they mate because they are monogamous. The idea is to repopulate the skies of Colombia with these guys," Director of the Santa Fe Zoo in Medellin, Sandra Correa said.

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is the world's largest non-seabird that is a native to Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. They can live for more than 75 years, but they reproduce slowly, per the National Geographic.