Condor Watch Talk

Who is this guy?

  • wreness by wreness moderator

    So many times we see people in the photos here and wonder if they know they were photographed. Do they know they're famous for 15 minutes? πŸ˜ƒ Do they know we're wondering who they are? Did they ever think they'd end up being gawked at by someone in another country? This awesome hair is what gave this man away, and so here's more info and an incredible project, movie and site you can read more about if so inclined.

    The lead field biologist for the Wildlife Service’s Condor Recovery Program, Joseph Brandt is a larger-than-life character - literally, at 6'6" he's an impressive and gregarious individual in person as well as onscreen. Passionate and at the same time pragmatic about building a self-sustaining wild condor population, Joseph is one of those exceptional individuals that relishes the gritty challenges found in biological field work.

    As condors never nest anywhere convenient to humans, Joseph's extensive background in rock climbing is used routinely in his job. If you ever thought it would be fun to be a biologist, you'll appreciate Joseph Brandt. A taskmaster and arguably the exact kind of personality that makes a recovery program like this one possible. Joseph shares his passion for the condor in a way that will make you appreciate the beauty of one of the rarest birds on earth. As his collaborator in the Big Sur condor recovery effort, Joe Burnett, related "...he's in it because he cares about the birds".

    A graduate of the University of Oregon. Joseph has worked with grizzly bears in Montana, sea birds on the Columbia River and with penguins below the equator. He became enamored with the condor as a seasonal biologist with the Ventana Wildlife Society in Big Sur, California. After a stint in Southern Chile ("...just me, two Chileanos and one-hundred thousand penguins") he took a biologist position with the California Condor Recovery Program in 2006 and manages the field program today.

    See The Condor's Shadow for more

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  • DZM by DZM admin

    That hair, though. πŸ˜„

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