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Giants of Big Sur: California Condor Stories Part 3: Born During Troubled Times

Directed By
Ross Thomas
Produced By
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Cinema Verde
2023
Giants of Big Sur: California Condor Stories Part 3: Born During Troubled Times
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Giants of Big Sur: California Condor Stories Part 3: Born During Troubled Times
27
Minutes
Minute
Conservation
,
Extinction
,
Pollution
United States
2022

Joe shares rare archival footage of the 2008 Basin Complex fire that burned most of the Big Sur wilderness. We see Ventana Wildlife Society biologists climb a burned redwood tree to save baby condor, Phoenix. Later, we meet Iniko, who captured the world’s heart during the Dolan Fire in 2020. We learn the stories of the condors and their incredible resiliency in the face of huge adversity. Kelly Sorenson shares his vision for the future.

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