New condor-cam goes LIVE on the seven condors awaiting release in San Simeon, California as part of Ventana Wildlife Society’s ongoing recovery effort for the California Condor. This cohort will be released over two separate dates in November/December, adding to the wild population in central California.
Condor Release Zoom Date:
• Saturday, December 12, 9:00AM-12:00PM (PT)
Watch the Condor Releases live during a Zoom Call with Joe Burnett and crew while the release is occurring! They will discuss condors, the cohort, the release, and answer questions.
Condor Release Zoom Date:
• Saturday, December 12, 9:00AM-12:00PM (PT)
Watch the Condor Releases live during a Zoom Call with Joe Burnett and crew while the release is occurring! They will discuss condors, the cohort, the release, and answer questions.
November Condor Release Zoom Videos:
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11/17 Postponed due to weather. Run time 1:01:57
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11/18 Postponed due to weather. Run time 1:49:24
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11/19 SUCCESSFUL Release! Two of the four condors fledged. Run time 56:46
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Twenty-Twenty has just been a terrible year for condors in central California with loss of condor life due to the Dolan Fire, lead poisoning and other causes. As a result, we need to re-double our efforts to restore condors to the wild
Help us Restore the Flock through releases and other proven strategies to ensure their survival on the landscape. Seven condors raised at San Diego Zoo Global are now being held for release in San Simeon, California. They were transferred on October 7 and will be released in mid-November this year, adding to the wild population in central California. Updates on their progress will be posted here.
This year’s cohort of condors will be given names suggested by descendants of indigenous peoples of the central California coast. We wish to thank our collaborators from the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County and members of the Rumsen and Salinan tribal communities, all of which inhabited the region where condors are being restored to the wild today.
“We are honored to name a sacred California Condor. The California Condor, like many of our people, were critically threatened at one point in time, but we are still here, both watching over and caring for our sacred homelands", said Jana Nason of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County.
Linda Yamane, a member of the Rumsen Ohlone Tribal community said, “We are honored that these condors will carry a reminder of our people with them — that our ancestors cared for these lands and that we, their descendants, are still here today. Like Condor, our languages were once near extinction, but we have worked hard to breathe new life into our ancient languages and are keeping them safe for the future.”
Help us Restore the Flock through releases and other proven strategies to ensure their survival on the landscape. Seven condors raised at San Diego Zoo Global are now being held for release in San Simeon, California. They were transferred on October 7 and will be released in mid-November this year, adding to the wild population in central California. Updates on their progress will be posted here.
This year’s cohort of condors will be given names suggested by descendants of indigenous peoples of the central California coast. We wish to thank our collaborators from the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County and members of the Rumsen and Salinan tribal communities, all of which inhabited the region where condors are being restored to the wild today.
“We are honored to name a sacred California Condor. The California Condor, like many of our people, were critically threatened at one point in time, but we are still here, both watching over and caring for our sacred homelands", said Jana Nason of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County.
Linda Yamane, a member of the Rumsen Ohlone Tribal community said, “We are honored that these condors will carry a reminder of our people with them — that our ancestors cared for these lands and that we, their descendants, are still here today. Like Condor, our languages were once near extinction, but we have worked hard to breathe new life into our ancient languages and are keeping them safe for the future.”
The names of the condors will be assigned to individuals prior to their release. All audio files provided by Linda Yamane.
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1) Pixchi (#966)
In reference to the sacred Pico Blanco Mountain, in Big Sur California - Esselen language Pronounced: PEE-chee (final “ee” sound ends abruptly) |
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2) Tich’ (#995)
Means “condor” in the Antoniano dialect of the Salinan language Pronounced: Teech (with the “h” sound a little in the throat) |
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4) Muursh (#957)
Means “to be dark” in Rumsen language Pronounced: MOORSH |
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5) Xakkin (#994)
Means “to eat ravenously” in Rumsen language Pronounced: HAWK-een (with the initial “h” sound a little in the throat) |
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7) Xuchen (#956)
Means “to get to be first” in Rumsen language Pronounced: HOO-chen (with initial “h” sound a little in the throat) |
BACKGROUND:
We began releasing condors in 1997 at our Big Sur Condor Sanctuary along the central California coast. Since then, we have helped establish another central California release site at Pinnacles National Park and more recently, began releasing condors at a coastal site near San Simeon. These facilities have helped expand condor distribution in areas offering important nesting habitat and scavenging resources. In fact, shortly after releases began in San Simeon, two adult condors came down the coast from Big Sur and established a nearby territory, being the first condors to nest in San Luis Obispo County in over 60 years.
Although condors are successfully nesting on their own in the wild, we still conduct periodic releases of young birds to support the growth of the population. Currently, we are assisting the Yurok Tribe and the National Park Service as they establish a condor release site at Redwood National Park. This project will expand condor distribution to Northern California and possibly even beyond.
We began releasing condors in 1997 at our Big Sur Condor Sanctuary along the central California coast. Since then, we have helped establish another central California release site at Pinnacles National Park and more recently, began releasing condors at a coastal site near San Simeon. These facilities have helped expand condor distribution in areas offering important nesting habitat and scavenging resources. In fact, shortly after releases began in San Simeon, two adult condors came down the coast from Big Sur and established a nearby territory, being the first condors to nest in San Luis Obispo County in over 60 years.
Although condors are successfully nesting on their own in the wild, we still conduct periodic releases of young birds to support the growth of the population. Currently, we are assisting the Yurok Tribe and the National Park Service as they establish a condor release site at Redwood National Park. This project will expand condor distribution to Northern California and possibly even beyond.
