Ventana Wildlife Society
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
A leader in efforts to restore bird populations, especially raptors and condors, the Ventana Wildlife Society has been central to efforts to release California condors back into the wild.
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Rebuilding for California Condors
July 23, 2008 by Laura Hautala
The Ventana Wildlife Society, which leads California condor restoration efforts, is looking for public support after Big Sur’s massive wildfire wiped out its rearing and release facility.
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Mount Diablo: A Place for Raptors
July 01, 2007 by David Rains Wallace
Mount Diablo’s woodlands and canyons provide habitat for a fantastic variety of raptors, from kestrels to golden eagles (of which …
California Condors
January 01, 2007 by Rick Bacigalupi
The Big Sur coast has always provided nature lovers with an abundanceof breathtaking scenery. But one of the most majestic …
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Lead Poisoning in California Condors
January 01, 2007 by Aleta George
When California condor number 307 saw biologists capturing other condors at Pinnacles National Monument last summer, she apparently spooked and …
California Condor Recovery and Releases at Pinnacles
October 01, 2004 by Christine Sculati
Twenty years ago, we nearly lost the California condor. When only 22 were left in the world, an intensive and …
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Where the Elk and the Antelope Played
January 01, 2004 by David Rains Wallace
A million years ago, in a climate much like ours today, the land around an ancestral bay teemed with large animals: mammoths and saber-tooth cats; bears, horses, and peccaries. By 300 years ago, the mammoths were gone, but grizzlies, elk, condor, and pronghorn were abundant.European settlers wiped out many of those animals, but programs to reintroduce some of them are now under way. Which raises the question: What should a healthy, native megafauna look like now?
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Megafauna Resources
January 01, 2004 by Matthew Bettelheim
To learn more about ancient megafauna and efforts to protect and restore the Bay Area’s megafauna:
Megafauna Video
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California Condor Update
January 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
The fate of the California condor appears somewhat brighter today thanks to successful restoration, rehabilitation, and reintroduction efforts undertaken over …
