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Kelly J Sorenson, BS, MPAExecutive Director
Ventana Wildlife Society 9699 Blue Larkspur Ln, Ste 105 Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 800-7420, fax (831) 455-2846 [email protected] |
Kelly J. Sorenson is a wildlife conservationist and “jack of all trades,” blending science, storytelling, and leadership to protect California’s endangered birds. For more than three decades, he has led major recovery efforts for the California Condor and Bald Eagle, helping reestablish wild populations across Central California. Sorenson has co-authored scientific studies on wildlife recovery and lead poisoning, produced award-winning documentaries such as Giants of Big Sur and Condor Canyon, and secured the funding and partnerships that power long-term conservation. He also serves as a managing director for the California Central Coast Joint Venture. With a background in wildlife management and public administration, Sorenson continues to bridge research, film, and community engagement to advance conservation throughout the West.
Program management and administration
Biological monitoring
Endangered species restoration
Wildlife rehabilitation
Fundraising
Risk management
Human resources
Public speaking
Biological monitoring
Endangered species restoration
Wildlife rehabilitation
Fundraising
Risk management
Human resources
Public speaking
Burnett, L.J., Sorenson K.J., Brandt J., Sandhaus E.A., Ciani D., Clark M., David C., Theule J., Kasielke S., and Risebrough, R.W. 2013. Eggshell thinning and depressed hatching success of California condors reintroduced to central California. The Condor, Vol. 115, Number 3, pages 477–491.
Chamberlain, C.P., J.R. Waldbauer, K. Fox-Dobbs, S.D. Newsome, P.L. Kock, D.R. Smith, M.E. Church, S.D. Chamberlain, K.J. Sorenson, and R. Risebrough. 2005. Pleistocene to recent dietary shifts in California condors. PNAS. Vol. 102, No. 46, pp 16707-16711.
Church, Molly E., R. Gwiazda, R.W. Risebrough, K.J. Sorenson, C.P. Chamberlain, S. Farry, W. Heinrich, B.A Rideout, 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) pp. 6143-6150.
Fry, M., K. Sorenson, J. Grantham, J. Burnett, J. Brandt, and M. Koenig. 2009. Lead intoxication kinetics in condors from California. Abstract in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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. Spatiotemporal Patterns and Risk Factors for Lead Exposure in Endangered California Condors during 15 Years of Reintroduction. Conservation Biology, Volume 28, No. 6, 1721–1730.
Kelly, Terra R., Bruce A. Rideout, Jesse Grantham, Joseph Brandt, L. Joseph Burnett, Kelly J. Sorenson, Daniel George, Alacia Welch, David Moen, James Rasico, Matthew Johnson, Carie Battistone, and Christine K. Johnson. 2015. Two decades of cumulative impacts to survivorship of endangered California condors in California. Biological Conservation 191:391-399.
M. M. Stake and Kelly Sorenson. 2011. Trends in riparian songbirds banded at Big Sur, central California coast. Western Birds 42(2):85-95.
Parmentier, K., R. Gwiazda, J. Burnett, K. Sorenson, S. Scherbinski, C. Vantassell, A. Welch, M. Koenig, J. Brandt, J. Petterson, J. Grantham, R. Risebrough, and D. Smith. 2009. Feather Pb isotopes reflect exposure history and ALAD inhibition shows sub-clinical toxicity in California Condors. Abstract in R. T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W. G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Petterson, J.R., K.J. Sorenson, C. Vantassell, J. Burnett, S. Scherbinski, A. Welch, and S. Flannagan. 2009. Blood-lead concentrations in California Condors released at Pinnacles National Monument, California. Abstract in R. T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W. G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Sorenson, K., L. J. Burnett, and J. R. Davis. 2001. Status of the California Condor and mortality factors affecting recovery. Endangered Species Update 18(4):120-123.
Sorenson K. J., and J. Burnett. 2007. Lead concentrations in the blood of Big Sur California Condors. Pages 185-195 in California Condors in the 21st Century (A. Mee and L.S. Hall, Eds.). Special Publication of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club.
Sorenson, Kelly, L. Joseph Burnett, Mike M. Stake. 2017. Restoring a Bald Eagle Breeding Population in Central California and Monitoring 25 Years of Regional Population Growth. Journal of Raptor Research 51(2):145-152.
Chamberlain, C.P., J.R. Waldbauer, K. Fox-Dobbs, S.D. Newsome, P.L. Kock, D.R. Smith, M.E. Church, S.D. Chamberlain, K.J. Sorenson, and R. Risebrough. 2005. Pleistocene to recent dietary shifts in California condors. PNAS. Vol. 102, No. 46, pp 16707-16711.
Church, Molly E., R. Gwiazda, R.W. Risebrough, K.J. Sorenson, C.P. Chamberlain, S. Farry, W. Heinrich, B.A Rideout, 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) pp. 6143-6150.
Fry, M., K. Sorenson, J. Grantham, J. Burnett, J. Brandt, and M. Koenig. 2009. Lead intoxication kinetics in condors from California. Abstract in R.T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W.G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
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. Spatiotemporal Patterns and Risk Factors for Lead Exposure in Endangered California Condors during 15 Years of Reintroduction. Conservation Biology, Volume 28, No. 6, 1721–1730.
Kelly, Terra R., Bruce A. Rideout, Jesse Grantham, Joseph Brandt, L. Joseph Burnett, Kelly J. Sorenson, Daniel George, Alacia Welch, David Moen, James Rasico, Matthew Johnson, Carie Battistone, and Christine K. Johnson. 2015. Two decades of cumulative impacts to survivorship of endangered California condors in California. Biological Conservation 191:391-399.
M. M. Stake and Kelly Sorenson. 2011. Trends in riparian songbirds banded at Big Sur, central California coast. Western Birds 42(2):85-95.
Parmentier, K., R. Gwiazda, J. Burnett, K. Sorenson, S. Scherbinski, C. Vantassell, A. Welch, M. Koenig, J. Brandt, J. Petterson, J. Grantham, R. Risebrough, and D. Smith. 2009. Feather Pb isotopes reflect exposure history and ALAD inhibition shows sub-clinical toxicity in California Condors. Abstract in R. T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W. G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Petterson, J.R., K.J. Sorenson, C. Vantassell, J. Burnett, S. Scherbinski, A. Welch, and S. Flannagan. 2009. Blood-lead concentrations in California Condors released at Pinnacles National Monument, California. Abstract in R. T. Watson, M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and W. G. Hunt (Eds.). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. The Peregrine Fund, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Sorenson, K., L. J. Burnett, and J. R. Davis. 2001. Status of the California Condor and mortality factors affecting recovery. Endangered Species Update 18(4):120-123.
Sorenson K. J., and J. Burnett. 2007. Lead concentrations in the blood of Big Sur California Condors. Pages 185-195 in California Condors in the 21st Century (A. Mee and L.S. Hall, Eds.). Special Publication of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Nuttall Ornithological Club.
Sorenson, Kelly, L. Joseph Burnett, Mike M. Stake. 2017. Restoring a Bald Eagle Breeding Population in Central California and Monitoring 25 Years of Regional Population Growth. Journal of Raptor Research 51(2):145-152.
