Flying High
for 40 Years
T h e Ve n t a n a W i l d l i f e S o c i e t y
C e l e b r a t e s C o n s e r v a t i o n S u c c e s s
B Y R E N E E B R I N C K S
P H OTO G R A P H Y B Y T I M H U N T I N G TO N , V E N TA N A W I L D L I F E S O C I E T Y
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T
HROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 1991, WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST KELLY SORENSON
CRISSCROSSED THE
CENTRAL C ALIFORNIA COAST IN A DUSTY MAZDA PICKUP.
ON
ONE PARTICULARLY MEMORABLE TRIP, HE DROVE FOR SEVEN DAYS STRAIGHT,
UP TO 14 HOURS A DAY, TO SCOUT MOUNTAIN PEAKS BETWEEN BIG SUR AND MARIN COUNTY.
AS
PART OF AN AMBITIOUS SPECIES RECOVERY PROGRAM SPEARHEADED BY THE VENTANA
WILDERNESS SOCIETY (WHICH WAS RENAMED THE VENTANA WILDLIFE SOCIETY IN 2006),
SORENSON
TRACKED B ALD EAGLES TAGGED WITH RADIO TRANSMITTERS.
