By Daniel Lopez, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Jul. 9--Making their way deep into the wilderness along a narrow dirt road Tuesday, Kelly Sorenson and Joe Burnett of the Ventana Wildlife Society didn't know what they would find.

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Oct. 29--A second condor raised in the wild in Monterey County has taken flight from her nest. The "redwood condor" -- so named because she was raised in nest built in a redwood tree -- had been named Ventana and took flight Oct.

By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 28--Centennia has set another record.