Ventana Wildlife Society restored a population of bald eagles to central California and dedicated the last 25 years to restoring California condors to the wild. Help us save this critically endangered species. In honor of women in conservation science, both past and present, we asked your help in naming these young birds.
Winning names: Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, Rosalie Barrow Edge, Jan Hamber, Dian Fossey. Our two condor interns who are watching over and caring for the young chicks in San Simeon will match the names to each condor based on personality and behavior they observe over the next month. Meet these new interns on our recorded September zoom-chat and hear the news about condor releases in November and the arrival of Iniko in San Simeon!
Winning names: Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, Rosalie Barrow Edge, Jan Hamber, Dian Fossey. Our two condor interns who are watching over and caring for the young chicks in San Simeon will match the names to each condor based on personality and behavior they observe over the next month. Meet these new interns on our recorded September zoom-chat and hear the news about condor releases in November and the arrival of Iniko in San Simeon!
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Who We Are
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To conserve native wildlife and their habitats through science, education and collaboration. Founded in 1977, Ventana Wildlife Society successfully reintroduced two iconic birds, the Bald Eagle and the California Condor, to their native habitats in central California. Our organizational culture supports science, education, and collaboration.
Bald Eagles - Our Beginning
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Did you know that the Big Sur Condor Sanctuary used to be the site of a Ventana Wildlife Society eagle release tower? Between 1986 and 1994 VWS biologists successfully restored a breeding population of bald eagles to the Central Coast of California.
Bald Eagles are breeding once again in the Central California Coast Region, thanks to a successful re-introduction project conducted by Ventana Wildlife Society which was supported by members, private foundations and corporations and permitted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game.
Bald Eagles are breeding once again in the Central California Coast Region, thanks to a successful re-introduction project conducted by Ventana Wildlife Society which was supported by members, private foundations and corporations and permitted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game.
Wildlife Sanctuaries
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Ventana Wildlife Society protects and conserves habitats across the Central Coast. From wild releases to capturing injured birds, these critical sanctuaries ensure that the condors and other native wildlife are protected in perpetuity. Caring for critically endangered condors and their habitats through these sanctuaries is made possible through the lasting legacy of our generous donors.
Annual Reports / Documents
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At Ventana Wildlife Society we believe that good governance requires a routine of strategic thinking. A Strategic Plan is a written document of that process that guides our work in the field and the results of which are evaluated annually. We first created a Strategic Plan in 2012 and every other year or so, we amended it based on new information and accomplishments to date always reflecting our aspirational goals over a five-year period.
Board of Directors
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A native Californian who, after earning a BS in Chemistry at Stanford, immediately switched to software development. He founded two high tech companies, the most recent of which develops customer service call center software. Bill is now retired and is an avid hiker and backpacker.
He attributes his love of the outdoors to his parents who, very much out of character for them, took their young family on a 2-week backcountry burro trip in the Sierra.Bill lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Priscilla, who is a long-term guide, mentor and animal care volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
He attributes his love of the outdoors to his parents who, very much out of character for them, took their young family on a 2-week backcountry burro trip in the Sierra.Bill lives in Carmel Valley with his wife, Priscilla, who is a long-term guide, mentor and animal care volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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