Condors vs. Lead Bullets

Recommended QUEST Resources

• QUEST Science Blog - discuss the Condors vs. Lead Bullets TV story

  Discuss the Condors vs. Lead Bullets TV story on the KQED QUEST Science Blog.

• Web Extra: Chumash blessing and dance

  Mati Waiya, Dolphin dancer and Chumash ceremonial leader, shares the blessing and dance seen briefly in "Condors vs. Lead Bullets," to remind us to never forget to look through the eyes of the ancestors so we can see our future.

• Cool Critters: Great Horned Owls

  Want to find out why Great Horned Owls can turn their heads 270 degrees? Join us as we meet Olivia the Owl at the Oakland Zoo.

• Condor Return

  Fire recently scorched much of the Big Sur area - and it also threatened one of the rarest birds in the world. The California condor sanctuary in Big Sur went up in flames. Although the birds were rescued, scientists have a major job rebuilding holding pens and other equipment. But California has a lot of condor lovers, and money and volunteers have been pouring in.

Additional Links

• Ventana Wildlife Society

  The mission of VWS is to conserve native wildlife and their habitats.

• Wishtoyo Foundation

  The Wishtoyo Foundation protects and preserves the culture and history of coastal communities and fosters responsibility to our waters, marine habitats and watersheds through research, education, community action and where necessary, citizen enforcement. They aim to utilize traditional Chumash beliefs, practices, songs, stories and dances to create self-respect and a greater awareness of our connection with, and dependence upon, the natural Environment.

• Center for Biological Diversity: Save the Condor

  Combining conservation biology with litigation, policy advocacy, and an innovative strategic vision, the Center for Biological Diversity is working to secure a future for animals and plants hovering on the brink of extinction.

• Project Gutpile

  project Gutpile is the #1 online resource for lead-free hunters and anglers, promoting non-lead ammunition and raising lead awareness in the hunting and fishing community since 2002.

• California Outdoor Heritage Alliance

  Promoting conservation and protecting California's hunting and shooting heritage.

• San Jose Mercury News: Lead Bullet Ban Takes Wing

  Article Launched: 03/28/2007 A long-running debate about whether lead from hunters' bullets is poisoning endangered California condors is heading for a political showdown.

• Save the Condor

  On April 6, 2007, the first condor hatched in over 100 years in the Ventana Wilderness. Assembly member Pedro Nava is sponsoring www.savethecondor.com to educate the public on the problem with lead and condors, and create opportunities to support a new bill to help support the condor chicks in the wild.