On Tuesday, the Condor Big Sur Sanctuary was able to restore its live-streaming camera at the sanctuary. The Ventana Wildlife Society field staff say they were super excited to install it yesterday (Tuesday). They hope to have the nest cam operational to check on “Iniko” soon. (Appears on now)
Viewers can now see for themselves the damage caused by the Dolan Fire – and hopefully, condors returning to the sanctuary. While the Dolan Fire continues to burn, firefighters have battled to reach 85% containment.
There are nine free-flying condors that have been missing since the fire. Two chicks perished in their nests, but two others – including “Iniko” – survived. A fifth chick was saved when it was evacuated and taken to Los Angeles Zoo for future release.
Executive Director Kelly Sorenson says now that the camera is restored, Ventana Wildlife Society biologists are once again able to remotely monitor the flock. Although the team doesn’t want to get their hopes up, Sorenson says they will surely keep their eyes open for any of the missing condors to appear on camera.
They say their campaign to raise $500,000 to rebuild the Sanctuary is going well. While they rebuild the facilities, they will also rebuild the flock through releases of captive-bred condors to the wild. As a start, sanctuary staff is preparing for the release of seven new condors in San Simeon this fall.
You can find the live cam using a link on the KSCO.COM/news website.
https://www.explore.org/livecams/birds/condors-castle-nest
