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Learn more about the documentary and watch the trailer!
Go behind the scenes with Wilderness Documentarian Ross Thomas as he learns the amazing and inspiring stories of the critically endangered California condor. Ross meets the Ventana Wildlife Society experts who have been working since 1997 to restore these majestic giants to the wild Big Sur coast. |
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Traveler (171)'s Big Sur Homecoming
After losing 2 mates to lead poisoning, 25yr-old female, Traveler (171), faced the battle of her life after ingesting lead fragments herself back in June. After 2.5 months of treatment, first at Oakland Zoo and then at La Zoo, we are relieved to say that she has made a miraculous recovery. Traveler (171) was released back into the wild at our Big Sur sanctuary on September 7, 2022. We are so grateful to have her back!
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• Ventana Wildlife Society is proud to be a Blue Zones Project Monterey County participating organization
• Big Sur Condor Sanctuary Rebuild Update - New photo! The Release Facility is underway and plans are approved! • Get to know the central California flock on My Condor Bios • Become a Member and get up-to-date news on all things condor plus a monthly email from our Executive Director, Kelly Sorenson
We celebrated our Blue Zone Certification at a staff BBQ in August.
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Bald Eagles are breeding once again in the Central California Coast Region, thanks to a successful re-introduction project. During 1986-2000, we released 70 juvenile Bald Eagles at our Big Sur wildlife sanctuary. Our goal was to establish a population of four adult breeding Bald Eagle pairs, in the hopes of creating a self-sustaining population. At our last count, we found 30 nesting territories. The wild Bald Eagle population is thriving!
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By the 1980s, the California Condor population was in crisis, and extinction in the wild seemed imminent. The dramatic decline of condors in the 20th century has been attributed to shooting, poisoning, electric power lines, egg collecting, and habitat loss. In 1987, the last wild California Condor was taken into captivity to join the 26 remaining condors in an attempt to bolster the population through a captive breeding program. At that time, it was uncertain whether or not North America's largest flying land bird (by wingspan, 9.5 feet) would ever again soar in the wild.
USFWS Matching Fund - Help Us Restore the Flock
Thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Fund, every dollar spent this year will be matched 1:1! Our 2022 goal is $365,000. Please consider making a gift today and help the condor survive in the wild again. |
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Since 1992, we've been providing outdoor education programs for youth. We pick them up in our fleet of four 15-passenger vans, meeting in communities from Marina to Salinas, and inland from Prunedale to Greenfield. Our destinations have included whale watching boats in the bay, kayaks at Elkhorn Slough, tidepools at Point Pinos, caves in Pinnacles National Park, and forests in the Ventana Wilderness. We provide opportunities for children who have never experienced these things before and offer the discovery of a new world, new emotions, and new possibilities. More than 1,300 youth enroll in our outdoor education programs each year, but we still focus on the individual, their unique discoveries, and the potential they have to shape the lives of others.
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ventana wildlife societyVentana Wildlife Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization | Federal EIN 94-2795935
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