CONDOR RESOURCES

Our Return of the Condor website

http://www.returnofthecondor.com

Our RETURN OF THE CONDOR website helps you stay abreast of the latest in condor news and discover more about preserving the birds. In addition, it contains information about this book including reviews, upcoming events, and book talks. It also has information about the author and how to contact him.

Project Gutpile: The Online Resource for Unleaded Recreation

http://projectgutpile.blogspot.com/

Project Gutpile promotes lead-free hunting and fishing. You'll find up-to-date information on non-lead bullets and fishing tackle as well as articles on efforts to find alternatives to this metal that is so toxic to condors, other wildlife, and humans.

Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex

http://www.fws.gov/hoppermountain/cacondor/allaboutcondors.html

This "All About Condors" page contains basic condor facts, information on condor behavior, a timeline, managing condors in the wild, the condor's range, risks to condors, condor kids, distinguishing between a Turkey Vulture and a condor, last days of the wild condors, a condor fact sheet, population history, historic milestones, and how lead affects condors.

Ventana Wildlife Society

http://www.ventanaws.org/

Formally known as the Ventana Wilderness Society, this group manages the Central California condor releases as well as supporting other birds and wildlife. The site has condor news, video clips and photos, information on lead, the condor's life history, cool condor facts, and detailed field notes on released condors in Central California.

Peregrine Fund

http://www.peregrinefund.org/default.asp
Click on "Conservation Projects" and select "California Condor Restoration."

The Peregrine Fund has a captive-breeding facility in Boise, Idaho and also manages the condors in Arizona and Utah. In addition to regular notes from the field, the site has condor photos, press releases, a fact sheet, captive-breeding information, and an excellent collection of scientific research on condors (click on "Research Library" and then click on "PDF Files of Recent Peregrine Fund Publications").

Pinnacles National Monument

http://www.nps.gov/pinn/condor/condor.htm

Complete and up-to-date information on the condors flying at Pinnacles as well as general condor facts and biology, condor population information, condors in the news, and the impact of lead on the recovery program.

San Diego Wild Animal Park

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-condor.html
http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/projects/sp_condors_milestones.html

Fun facts, pictures and videos, information on the recovery program, and links to news articles on the reintroduction program. For an interesting condor timeline, go directly to

Oregon Zoo

http://www.oregonzoo.org/Condors/index.htm

Informative sections on condors including history, the recovery program, a timeline, interesting facts, condor biographies, Native American history with condors, and condor videos.

California Department of Fish and Game

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/t_e_spp/tebird/condor.shtml
CALIFORNIA CONDOR POPULATION SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION

The California Department of Fish and Game website provides a useful overview of the condor program. The most interesting feature is a link at the bottom of the page called "Condor Population Status Summary" that provides regular updates on the total number of condors plus detailed information on births, deaths, and how many birds are at each release site. For the population statistics only, go directly to

Arizona Game and Fish

http://www.gf.state.az.us/w_c/california_condor.shtml

Information on program goals, habitat, distribution, status, the future of the Arizona condor releases, plus a great list of condor links.