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Joe BurnettSenior Wildlife Biologist
California Condor Recovery Program Manager Ventana Wildlife Society 9699 Blue Larkspur Ln, Ste 105 Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 800-7424, fax (831) 455-2846 [email protected] |
Joe first began working with Ventana Wildlife Society in May 1993 as a Field Biologist for VWS' Bald Eagle Restoration Program in Big Sur, CA. In 1996, Joe became Field Supervisor for VWS' Condor Recovery Program and coordinated the first seven releases of condors in central California, six in Big Sur and one at Pinnacles National Monument. Joe left VWS in 2003 to start up Oregon Zoo's Captive Breeding Program for condors. His experiences with captive condors vastly broadened his knowledge base of the species. In 2005, Joe returned to VWS to lead the condor releases once again. Joe received a bachelor's degree in Wildlife and Fisheries, focusing on raptors, from West Virginia University in 1994. He first began his field studies as an undergraduate in 1992 and has worked with California condors for the last 30 years. He is currently a multi-term Commissioner for the Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission.
California Condor Recovery (30 years)
Endangered Species Restoration
Raptor Rehabilitation
Partnership Building
Public Speaking
Avian Monitoring
Program Management & Operations
Nest Climbing
California Condor Captive Breeding
Condor Research- Lead exposure, Eggshell Thinning
Sanctuary Management & Facilities Maintenance
Endangered Species Restoration
Raptor Rehabilitation
Partnership Building
Public Speaking
Avian Monitoring
Program Management & Operations
Nest Climbing
California Condor Captive Breeding
Condor Research- Lead exposure, Eggshell Thinning
Sanctuary Management & Facilities Maintenance
Bakker, V. J., D. R. Smith, H. Copeland, J. Brandt, R. Wolstenholme, J. Burnett, S. Kirkland, and M. E. Finkelstein. 2017. Effects of lead exposure, flock behavior, and management actions on the survival of California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus). EcoHealth 14:S92-S105.
Braham, M.A., D. Brandes, S.A. Poessel, A.E. Duerr, T.A. Miller, M. Sur, J.C. Hall, J. Brandt, L. Uyeda, M.T. Astell, J. Burnett, L. Mendenhall & T.E. Katzner. 2025. Aeroecology drives seasonal movements and predicts future distributions of a critically endangered terrestrial bird. Current Biology. 35: 3750 - 3758.
Church, Molly E., R. Gwiazda, R. W. Risebrough, K. J. Sorenson, C. P. Chamberlain, S. Farry, W. Heinrich, B. A. Rideout, and D. R. Smith. 2006. Ammunition is the principal source of lead accumulated by California condors re-introduced to the wild. Environmental Science and Technology 40(19):6143-6150.
L. Joseph Burnett, Kelly J. Sorenson, Joseph Brandt, Estelle A. Sandhaus, Deborah Ciani, Michael Clark, Chandra David, Jenny Theule, Susie Kasielke and Robert W. Risebrough. Eggshell Thinning and Depressed Hatching Success in California Condors Reintroduced to Central California. 2013. The Condor 115(3):477-491.
Kelly T. R., J. Grantham, D. George, A. Welch, J. Brandt, L. J. Burnett, K. J. Sorenson, M. Johnson, R. Poppenga , D. Moen, J. Rasico, J. Rivers, C. Battistone, and C.K. Johnson. 2014. Shifts toward greater independence increases risk of lead exposure for re-establishing endangered California condors. Conservation Biology.
Finkelstein, M. E., D. F. Doak, D. George, J. Burnett, J. Brandt, M. Church, J. Grantham, and D. R. Smith. 2012. Lead poisoning and the deceptive recovery of the critically endangered California Condor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109:11449-11454.
Kurle, C.M., Bakker, V.J., Copeland, H., Burnett, J., Jones, S. Scherbinski, J., Brandt, J. and Finkelstein, M.E., 2016. Terrestrial scavenging of marine mammals: Cross-ecosystem contaminant transfer and potential risks to endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Environmental science & technology, 50(17), pp.9114-9123.
Sorenson, K.J. and L.J. Burnett. 2007. Lead concentrations in the blood of Big Sur California condors. Pages 185-195 in California Condor in the 21st Century. Series in Ornithology, No. 2.
Sorenson, K.J, L.J. Burnett, and M. M. Stakes. 2017. Restoring a Bald Eagle breeding population in central California and monitoring 25 Years of regional population growth. Journal of Raptor Research, In Press July 2017.
Braham, M.A., D. Brandes, S.A. Poessel, A.E. Duerr, T.A. Miller, M. Sur, J.C. Hall, J. Brandt, L. Uyeda, M.T. Astell, J. Burnett, L. Mendenhall & T.E. Katzner. 2025. Aeroecology drives seasonal movements and predicts future distributions of a critically endangered terrestrial bird. Current Biology. 35: 3750 - 3758.
Church, Molly E., R. Gwiazda, R. W. Risebrough, K. J. Sorenson, C. P. Chamberlain, S. Farry, W. Heinrich, B. A. Rideout, and D. R. Smith. 2006. Ammunition is the principal source of lead accumulated by California condors re-introduced to the wild. Environmental Science and Technology 40(19):6143-6150.
L. Joseph Burnett, Kelly J. Sorenson, Joseph Brandt, Estelle A. Sandhaus, Deborah Ciani, Michael Clark, Chandra David, Jenny Theule, Susie Kasielke and Robert W. Risebrough. Eggshell Thinning and Depressed Hatching Success in California Condors Reintroduced to Central California. 2013. The Condor 115(3):477-491.
Kelly T. R., J. Grantham, D. George, A. Welch, J. Brandt, L. J. Burnett, K. J. Sorenson, M. Johnson, R. Poppenga , D. Moen, J. Rasico, J. Rivers, C. Battistone, and C.K. Johnson. 2014. Shifts toward greater independence increases risk of lead exposure for re-establishing endangered California condors. Conservation Biology.
Finkelstein, M. E., D. F. Doak, D. George, J. Burnett, J. Brandt, M. Church, J. Grantham, and D. R. Smith. 2012. Lead poisoning and the deceptive recovery of the critically endangered California Condor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109:11449-11454.
Kurle, C.M., Bakker, V.J., Copeland, H., Burnett, J., Jones, S. Scherbinski, J., Brandt, J. and Finkelstein, M.E., 2016. Terrestrial scavenging of marine mammals: Cross-ecosystem contaminant transfer and potential risks to endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). Environmental science & technology, 50(17), pp.9114-9123.
Sorenson, K.J. and L.J. Burnett. 2007. Lead concentrations in the blood of Big Sur California condors. Pages 185-195 in California Condor in the 21st Century. Series in Ornithology, No. 2.
Sorenson, K.J, L.J. Burnett, and M. M. Stakes. 2017. Restoring a Bald Eagle breeding population in central California and monitoring 25 Years of regional population growth. Journal of Raptor Research, In Press July 2017.
