The stench of rotting calf carcasses hangs thick in the air, and bugs are buzzing about, attracted by the carrion laid out to lure seven California condors in from the wild. From the Big Sur coast ...

Burnett has monitored Big Sur’s flock since Ventana—the only nonprofit in the state that prepares captive-bred condors for life in the wild—began releasing the rare, imperiled raptors in ...

The Bakersfield Condors have been chasing for so long and over the weekend, they finally caught what they’ve been seeking. With an 8-2 win over the Calgary Wranglers Friday and then a 3-2 ...

Pigwidgeon nurtures his condor chick in a hollowed-out redwood tree nest in Big Sur. The chick was one of eight to fledge in the wild in 2024. Meredith Evans Ventana Wildlife Society Meanwhile ...

Between 2001 and 2023, of the 52 nesting condor pairs identified in the Central California flock (Big Sur, San Simeon and Pinnacles) five were “trios.” Four of those trios consisted of two ...