WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PO Box 10, Julian, CA 92036 wildlife-research.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To Conduct Wildlife Research and Education, Develop Wildlife Habitats, Provide a Facility for Public Viewing of Wildlife, and Promote Conservation Biology.

Hawk Watch: This is our 30th year of presenting the Hawk Watch Program. We presented 9 Hawk Watch programs in 2019, free and open to the public at the Ramona Grassland Preserve. Our attendance for 2019 was 2500+ individuals. 2019 also included 2 free programs to Mira Costa College Ad Ed Program, which served 425 people total. WRI also maintained an Education Booth at the Julian Wonderfest in 2019. These events help the citizens and faimilies of the Southern California region understand the importance of conserving the remaining grasslands in California. Further, it helps instruct the citizens about the importance of Hawks and Owls in this ecosystem. _ Poison Free San Diego: WRI continued this initiative that will expand in 2019 and beyond. Secondary Poisoning of our wildlife is a major issue in California. The goal of this program is to educate the public, agriculture (such as vineyards), ranches, and county agencies of the importance to adopt a Poison Free Resolution. _ WRI published an education tool 'Taking the Bait' to inform the discussion and show all the recent statistics of just how ubiquitous these rodenticide poisons are in the ecosystem and the lethal toll the secondary poisoning of our natural predators has become to our state. Working with Poison Free Malibu, we are taking the information and offer presentations to educate on alternate methods to control rodents. _ Mountain Lion Education: Working with landowners, we are beginning to track the travel corridors of Mountain Lions (Puma Concolor) to identify the critical corridors. Further, we published literature,'The Lion's Share' and distribute this critical information to our membership and mailing list of over 1800, and also gave this information for further distribution through the Mountain Lion Foundation and their representatives. _ Wildlife Expeditions: WRI Biologists guided 45 individuals on four different expeditions to study biology and botany alongside our scientists. Study sites in 2019 included Montana, Belize, Panama, Baja California, and Alaska. Over the years our sites also included Australia, Montana, and the Dry Tortugas.

Golden Eagle Survey Project - 2019 was WRI's 31st year of Eagle Survey and Monitoring. Our Mission Statement: 1 - To document past and present Golden Eagle nests and their territories. 2 - To provide documentation on primary feeding areas which may be critical to the success of pairs in the future. 3 - To monitor over years the use of nesting territories, cliffs, trees, etc, that may be central to the nesting territory and its success. 4 - to monitor and document the pairs, their life history and any other data which may help evaluate the future success of the species in San Diego County and adjacent areas. 5 - To band and follow with tags or telemetry as many Golden Eagles as possible to determine movements, migration, pair exchanges, feeding areas for each nesting pair. Also Migratory Patters of Eagles and mortality issues. 6 - To provide baseline data for the county land planners to evaluate the merit of construction permits. 7 - To provide statements of fact that will assist in halting land development which might destroy nesting territories in the future. 8 - To document the adaptation of eagles to human encroachment or the lack of it so that other eagles can be saved before we extirpate the birds from San Diego County. 9 - To determine by documenting fledgling success the natural production of Golden Eagles in San Diego County. 10 - To determine nest history by documentating chronological information of Golden Eagles in San Diego County. 11 - Starting a Cooperative Program with the Mexican governmental entity known as CIBNOR to study movements from Mexico in to North America and return. Document mortality and movements using satellite transmitters on 60 plus eagles over ten years. . The Eagle Fund endowment is for the Preservation and Research of Eagles and other Raptors. It is utilized for this program. Substantial Volunteer Labor is utilized to minimize the cost of this program

The Hobbs Land Endowment is to support the environmental protection of 40 acres of grassland in Ramona, CA. These expenses were used for this purpose.

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