| Company type | Non-profit |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Monterey, California, United States.[1] |
Area served | Central Coast, California |
Key people | Kelly Sorenson (executive director) |
Number of employees | 12 full time and 10 seasonal |
| Website | www |
Ventana Wildlife Society (VWS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1977 by a group of private citizens to restore endangered species native to central California. VWS has three full-time staff biologists, together with seasonal interns, monitoring, tracking and researching endangered species, songbirds and butterflies. Educational science programs for school children bring youth in touch with nature in their own neighborhoods, or through summer science camps.
Since 1997, they have released captive-bred condors into the wild. During the 2020 Dolan Fire, 12 Condors were killed and a research building was destroyed.