California Condor Eben McMillan 1 June 1969 In Bakersfield I stopped at MTR Sheep Company Office and was told that an annual death loss of between 3 and 4 percent among adult sheep is expected by their operation. Personnel of the MTR Sheep Company had read the account of the Condor Shooting Incident that appeared in the Bakersfield Californian on Friday May 29. There is little doubt but that word will go out to all shepherds to not shoot any large birds, for shepherds would realize how harmful newspaper headlines would be to their cause in securing and importing foreign Shepherds, should they find Alien Basque Shepherd shoots one of few remaining California Condor. I called Mrs. Walter [illegible] Slaytor at San Emigdio Ranch to inform her of the Condor Shooting Incident and ask her to have Mr. Slaytor alert his workmen and Cowboys to be on the lookout for anything looking like a wounded, or dead, Condor. Mrs. Slaytor [illegible] said she would gladly help me out in this way. Mrs. Slaytor also registered much concern when told of the Condor having been wounded. Women generally appear much more considerate of wild creatures that are being oppressed by human activities than do their menfolk.