Rehabilitating the Wild Critters of Big Sur. Condors, with their incredible 9-foot wingspans, were all but extinct by 1987, their decline largely due to lead poisoning from eating spent bullets and fragments found in unclaimed animals left in the field due to illegal hunting and varmint shooting. The Ventana Wildlife Society is the organization responsible for bringing them back, a feat it managed by launching an intensive program to reintroduce captive condors into their 240-acre field site on the rugged coast of Big Sur, California and in the nearby Pinnacles National Park. Thanks to their efforts and the help of partnering organizations, today’s condor population on the Central Coast is on the rise.
Condors are a unique, loving, social species who create lasting bonds with each other, often sticking with their mates or family members for life. With their own unique personalities, every individual bird is critically important to the flock. From hatch to fledge to first time parenthood - follow each of their heartwarming stories at My Condor Bios.
Aside from its major condor efforts, the Ventana Wildlife Society also works to protect 130 endangered species, including the local bald eagle population, which is starting to return locally after a 60-year absence. They also reintroduce peregrine and prairie falcons into their field site and run a Discovery Center in Big Sur.
The VWS's administrative office is located at:
9699 Blue Larkspur Lane, Ste. 105
Monterey, CA 93940
831.455.9514
Be sure to visit the Ventana Wildlife Society website for further details on their current and past restoration projects.
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