# The Night Johnny Cash Accidentally Started a Wildlife Catastrophe

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Podcast: [Famous People (Fun Facts)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/famous-people-fun-facts-7439860)
Published: 2026-08-10T09:03:30+00:00
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Duration seconds: 715

## Resource

In 1965, the Man in Black caused one of the worst wildfires in California history when his camper truck overheated in Los Padres National Forest. What started as a fishing trip turned into an environmental disaster that killed 49 of the last 53 California condors on Earth—and Cash's response in court became the stuff of legend.

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