Renowned Ornithologist, Jan Hamber, Adopts Same Condor - Twice!
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Upon hearing of condor 1038’s death, Jan Hamber immediately adopted this bird for a second time. Her generous donation will go towards furthering our efforts to save the California Condor, America’s largest land bird.
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Ornithologist and conservationist, Jan Hamber, dedicated her career to saving the critically endangered California Condor. While working for the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Jan’s research yielded valuable information that ultimately increased the survival rate of the California Condor in the wild. As a female field biologist in the 1970s, Jan Hamber was in the distinct minority. Her ability to overcome adversity in this field to achieve great notoriety blazed a trail for future generations of women in science.
In commemoration of Jan’s contributions to condor conservation and humanity itself, we named condor 1038 after her. Jan Hamber then adopted this condor who carried her namesake. Sadly, the condor named for Jan unexpectedly passed away in 2022. Upon hearing of condor 1038’s death, Jan Hamber immediately adopted this bird for a second time. Her generous donation will go towards furthering our efforts to save the California Condor, America’s largest land bird. We wanted to recognize the amazing human that gave condor 1038 her namesake. Jan Hamber is a pioneer of condor conservation and gender equality. Now in her 90s, Jan’s unwavering support of these two causes continues. As quoted in Audubon magazine’s Fall 2020 issue, “’Retirement,’ is not a word in her vocabulary.” |
Adopt-A-Condor Program
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Symbolic adoptions at the $500, $125, and $75 level come with a complimentary membership in addition to the kits below.
• 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" Display Booklet includes a unique condor ID tag that was actually worn by the California Condor of your choice, plus a biography and photo of your bird.
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Additional Information
Shipping Information
Shipping Information: Domestic and international shipping charges will be applied. Delivery time and date cannot be guaranteed. Though we try our hardest to expedite your order as quickly as possible, please allow 5-14 days for U.S. delivery, and international addresses, please allow 2-8 weeks. For all shipments made outside the US, we will email you separately with the charge for actual shipping cost. All shipments are made through USPS.
About your donation
About Your Donation: Your donation will be used in general support of VWS' efforts. 85 cents of every donated dollar goes toward conservation. Your donation is fully tax deductible to the extent of the law. The level of tax-deductibility depends on whether or not a free gift was selected and the amount donated. Please refer to the mailed acknowledgment letter to determine how much of your gift is tax-deductible.
maximize your donation
MAXIMIZE YOUR DONATION: If you do not want us to spend money on sending you the free gifts associated with your adoption, select "Donate without receiving Adoption Kit” when ordering. Please be aware that if you remove the adoption kit to maximize your donation, you will still receive an acknowledgment for the donation but will not receive ANY tangible items (such as the plush animal, photo, adoption certificate, etc.) associated with the donation. If you order over the phone, please tell the staff member that you would like to maximize your donation and do not want the mailed gifts. Ventana Wildlife Society thanks you for your additional commitment to our conservation efforts!
Adopt in honor of
ADOPT IN HONOR OF: You can give a gift adoption for a birthday, wedding, graduation, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, or any occasion you would like to honor. It is a very thoughtful way to commemorate an important day in the life of someone who cares about the future of nature. We will send a personalized letter to the notified party to acknowledge the adoption gift. If you wish for the adoption kit to go to the honored party, check the “Send kit to honored party” box when ordering. If the box is not checked, the kit will automatically be shipped to your address. The kit cannot be split up and mailed to different parties.
Adopt in memory of
ADOPT IN MEMORY OF: A memorial gift can be made in remembrance of a loved one who is deceased. In arranging your memorial gift, please provide us with the full name of the person being remembered, as well as the full name and address of the person to be notified about this special gift. We will send a personalized letter to the notified party to acknowledge the Memorial Adoption gift. If you wish for the adoption kit to go to the notified party with the certificate “in memory of”, check the “Send kit to notified party” box when ordering.
giving an adoption as a gift
GIVING AN ADOPTION AS A GIFT: Upon submitting your donation online, the adoption kit is processed immediately and shipped. If you’d like the adoption kit shipped directly to the recipient, check the “send adoption kit to gift recipient” box. If the box is not checked, it will automatically be shipped to your address. We cannot guarantee shipping time frames, however estimated delivery time for mailed items to US addresses is 7-14 days; estimated shipping time frame for international addresses is 3-9 weeks. Shipments are made through USPS.
receive just the certificate and photo
TO RECEIVE JUST THE CERTIFICATE AND PHOTO: If you do not want the keychain and sticker that comes with the $75 adoption level, the plush animal that comes with the adoption package at the $125 level, or the ID tag booklet at the $500 level, but would like to receive the paper adoption items, you may choose the “Certificate and photo only” option when ordering.
Adopt-a-condor order form
To make an adoption through the mail, print Adopt-A-Condor Order Form and mail with a check to:
Ventana Wildlife Society
9699 Blue Larkspur Ln. Ste 105
Monterey, CA 93940
Questions: 831-800-7426
Ventana Wildlife Society
9699 Blue Larkspur Ln. Ste 105
Monterey, CA 93940
Questions: 831-800-7426
