Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Hopper Mountain NWR PO Box 5839 Ventura, CA 93005
(805)644-5185
Primary Wildlife: Traditional feeding and roosting habitat for the California condor. Also
provides habitat for the San Joaquin kit fox, golden eagle, Southern bald eagle, and American peregrine
falcon.
Habitat: 14,000 contiguous acres, mostly annual grasslands with some juniper and scrub oak with grass understory.
Recreation and Education: Public use is severely limited because of the sensitive situation of the California condor. The refuge can be viewed from the Cerro Noroeste Road..
Special Note: Currently one of the focal points for research activities toward recovery of the
California condor.
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