Introduction to the California Condor (California Natural History Guides)
scribbit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
We've had our share of animals around here--hamsters and parakeets, frogs and fish, but these guys are pets for people who want to be just a little different than your average animal lover. To be honest, these are the animals that make a pretty good case for natural selection. 1. sphynx cat These guys inspire nothing but pity in me--they didn't grow this way they were specifically bred not to have...
The Offside Rules (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Whilst skimming the business section of the Times of London this morning (because that's what baller-assed suits such as myself do in between Powerpoint presentations and breakfasts of California Condor eggs over easy) I accidentally spit mimosa all over my keyboard when I read the following about the alleged recent purchase of the New York Cosmos name by former Tottenham Vice-Chairman Paul Kemsley:...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A lawsuit to overturn the approval of Tejon Mountain Village - a luxury development which will destroy fragile California condor habitat - has been filed by a coalition of environmental justice advocates, Native Americans, endangered species advocates, and local residents. The Center for Biological Diversity, Wishtoyo Foundation, TriCounty Watchdogs, and the Center on Race, Poverty & The Environment...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
They say the development of a 5,000-acre resort community in the Tehachapi Mountains would endanger the California condor, degrade air quality and add traffic to Interstate 5. A coalition of environmentalists, Native Americans and local residents filed a lawsuit Thursday aimed at halting the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the Tejon Ranch in the Tehachapi Mountains.
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The mega development planned for Tejon Ranch can't catch a break—and that's music to the ears of many. The AP via the San Jose Mercury-News reports that a group of environmentalists filed a suit today to stop the smaller of two developments planned for the Tejon Ranch area (the largest piece of privately-owned land in the state), saying the approved project in Kern County will not only exacerbate...
Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
A group of environmentalists, Native Americans and local residents filed an expected lawsuit Thursday to overturn the county's approval of Tejon Mountain Village, an upscale project of homes, golf courses and hotel rooms. The lawsuit stemmed from concern about the California condor, Chumash sites, air quality concerns and other "decreased quality of life for current residents," according...
The Kindle Reader (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer's eye and open their pocketbooks. Here's a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. ON COMEDY CENTRAL'S THE DAILY SHOW (12 NOV 09): Hope for Animals and Their...
Fat Finch--Birds, Birding & Blogging (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Long time readers of this blog are used to its author whining about not seeing a California Condor after several attempts at the Grand Canyon. Another attempt, this time at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, failed last week. But there will be no more whining about not seeing a condor. After a trip through parts [...]
georgiasam (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Much pleasure from Jeremy Mynott’s Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience . This anecdote, for instance, recalling James Fisher and Roger Tory Peterson’s thirty-thousand mile crisscrossing of the United States, as described in their Wild America (1955), and their sighting of the legendary California condor: Fisher then makes two remarks which from an Englishman of his class...
NRA-ILA Site Updates (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
A recent report issued by experts from the American Ornithologists' Union said unequivocally that hunting is essential to the survival of the California Condor.
OC Warbler (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a male Summer Tanager... Five fun facts I learned this weekend: 1. Cats are not only predators of nesting Northern Mockingbird chicks, but also take their eggs. 2. Squirrels are likewise known to feed on Mockingbird eggs. 3. Monk Parakeets build ginormous colonial nests on electric poles in south Florida, which causes birds, people, nests, and random...
McDuff's Food & Wine Trail (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
After a few days on the run – working, shopping, cooking and bopping around town – this was our day to relax and truly enjoy Monterey before heading north to San Fran. Day 4 AM: Carmel Valley. On to another hike, full entourage this time, to burn off the previous night’s celebrations of the Jewish New Year. Heading south from Monterey toward Carmel by the Sea, a quick turn east took...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Did you know there are only 358 critically endangered California condors left? In 1980, the wild population of California condors ( Gymnogyps californianus ) was thought to consist of just five breeding pairs. In 1987, the species became extinct in the wild when the last wild California condors were taken into captivity to become part of a captive breeding program - the only way to save the species....
Green Options (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Tejon Ranch Company (TRC) has received the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for its PR scheme designed to distract the public from condor-killing real estate development plans. Apparently, in Schwarzenegger’s California, the development of a luxury mountain resort in the middle of designated California condor habitat is an award-winning event. Read more of...
Le Blog Exuberance // (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
This coming Monday October 5, 2009, the Kern County Board of Supervisors will consider approving or denying the Tejon Mountain Village Project, in the heart of California condor habitat that is critical for the condor's survival. Through the Center for...
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