California Condor Eben McMullan 1 June 1964 I gathered from my visit at Chuchupate Ranger Station Today that no alert has been sent out by the head Office in Santa Barbara warning all forest service personnel to be on the watch for a disabled or dead condor. Jan said he had called the office of Las Padres Forest Supervisor William Hansen in Santa Barbara and been assured that an all forest service alert in Las Padres district would go out for a close watch for any sign of the condor that was shot, which event Jan detailed to Supervisor Hansen following during the telephone conversation. It appears evident that anything, except fires and hunters, is going to get little attention from the U.S. Forest Service Personnel until the public comes out with a demand that other factors either receive due consideration or a new administration be made to replace that now in command from the top right down to the district Ranger. Below the District Ranger one seems to get interest and concern for many things that seem below the dignity of the higher officials, such as condor welfare and indiscriminate, and malicious, use of firearms within the National Forests, by the hunting public. Where the officials of the Forest Service seem to promote this sort of use, the fire control officers and their crews disapprove. One thing seems sure; that being, that until a sense of responsibility for all wildlife, other than game species, and including condor in Las Padres-Sequoia and Angeles National Forests in particular, is forthcoming, all efforts to stabilize condor