2022-09-12T15:11:30-07:00 2021-12-31 330990311 LINDA S GLAU CPA 1672 Main Street Suite E261 Ramona CA 92065 990 2021-01-01 330750949 Wildlife Research Institute WILD 7607651957 PO Box 10 Julian CA 92036 Leigh Bittner Managing Director 7607651957 2022-09-12 true Leigh Bittner XXX-XX-XXXX Linda S Glau P00191958 9515262063 2022-09-12 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Leigh Bittner PO Box 10 Julian CA 92036 76588 false X Wildlife-Research.org X 1998 CA WRI is a non-profit organization based in San Diego County dedicated to the preservation of wildlife through research, education, advocacy, cooperative work with governmental agencies, and land trust management. 9 9 0 25 0 0 83322 12652 15629 9824 16744 54112 5188 0 120883 76588 0 0 0 0 1217 52735 43865 52735 43865 68148 32723 1248744 1283951 2847 5365 1245897 1278586 WRI is a non-profit organization based in San Diego County dedicated to the preservation of wildlife through research, education, advocacy, cooperative work with governmental agencies, and land trust management. false false 12085 0 0 Hawk Watch: Hawk Watch was canceled in 2021 due to Covid. 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 Campaign: WRI continued this initiative that has expanded to providing wildlife-safe alternative pest control solutions as a products vendor. The goal of this program is to educaton the public, agricultural facilites such as vineyards, ranches and County agencies of the importance to adopt a Poison Free Resolution. This included research and trouble-shooting various methods of wildlife-safe rodent control in order to provide first-hand advice to the public as they explore alternative option to rodenticides. We are a community resource for the public to seek information and guidance regarding wildlife-safe solutions to pest control. WRI also continued to distribute a published educational tool, "Taking the Bait." - Mountain Lion Education: Working with private landowners, we are continuing to track the qualitative state and location of mountain lions (Puma concolor) to identify critical corridors using trail camera technologies. Further, we continue to distribute critical information in our published literature "The Lion's Share" to our members. - As part of Giving Tuesday donation drive, we gifted "Saving Our Golden Eagles" WRI logo wine glasses as a token of member apprecation for important donors. This generated awareness of the need to save Golden Eagles and acknowledged the successes we have provided the wildlife community in the endeavors of our Mission, ultimately promoting additional donations. - WRI worked toward publication of two chapters for an upcoming book on the Golden Eagle in Mexico, detailing how our projects and data relate to the combined population of Golden Eagles on our shared landscape south of the US-Mexican border. 13605 0 16181 Golden Eagle Survey Project - 2021 was WRI's 33rd year of Eagle Survey and Monitoring. Initial implementation of drone monitoring. Our Mission Statement: 1 - To document past and present Golden Eagle nests and their territories. 2 - To document past and present Golden Eagle foraging areas which are critical areas fo the success of current and future pairs of eagles. 3 - To monitor and document the long-term dynamics of Golden Eagle nesting territories including natural threats, threats from human disturbance, and changes over time. 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 provide local wildlife management agencies with annual documentation of Golden Eagle activity. 6 - To continue tracking actively-transmittered Golden Eagles in our satellite telemetry tracking program in order to determine movements, migration, pair exchanges/mate loss, feeding areas, and location-based nesting activity. 7 - To provide baseline data for land planners and managers to evaluate the merit of construction/development permits. 8 - To provide statements of fact that will assist in halting land development and land use which might destroy nesting territories in the future. To document the adaptation of eagles to human encroachment or the lack thereof, so that other eagles can be saved before we extirpate the birds from San Diego County. 9 - To determine the natural production of Golden Eagles in San Diego County by documenting fledgling success. 10 - To determine nest history and life histories by documenting chronological information of Golden Eagles in San Diego County. 11 - Starting formal cooperative advocacy in cooperation with San Diego Audubon to protect the Bandy Canyon Golden Eagle territory via a Golden Eagle Alliance of local organizations determined to ask the San Deigo County Department of Parks and Recreation to stop a seasonal hiking, biking, and horseback riding trail leading in to a historical Golden Eagle Territory still active today during the fledgling. - 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. 2629 0 47756 The Dave Bittner Ecological Preserve is to support the environmental protection and restoration of 40 acres of grassland in Ramona, CA. These expenses were used for materials. 28319 true false false false false false true false false true true false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 true false false false false true true true true false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false Leigh Bittner 7604941552 PO Box 10 Julian CA 92036 Leigh Bittner Managing Director 40.00 X X 0 5400 0 Fred Sproul Botanist 5.00 X 0 0 0 Tina West Finance 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Shot Linton Naturalist 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Tostado Wildlife Advocate 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Stark Naturalist 3.00 X 0 0 0 Beccy Sharp Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Quint Research Director 1.00 X 0 4000 0 Hans Petermann Wildlife Advocate 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 9400 0 true false false 2100 10552 12652 Educational Programs 900099 9824 0 0 Wildlife Research Projects 900099 0 0 0 9824 54112 0 54112 76588 9824 0 54112 1580 0 1580 0 195 0 195 0 3026 0 3026 0 2747 0 2747 0 307 0 307 0 2993 2993 0 0 4905 0 4905 0 Membership Campaign, etc 1217 0 0 1217 Hawk Watch and Programs 9092 9092 0 0 Endowment Fund Expenses 16234 16234 0 0 Miscellaneous 1569 0 1569 0 43865 28319 14329 1217 48552 33405 5000 2856 14380 3675 957 145143 57879 90257 87264 327826 367367 775578 775578 1248744 1283951 2847 5365 2847 5365 X 142871 175560 1103026 1103026 1245897 1278586 1248744 1283951 32723 X false false false X 0 0 20630 16162 40447 83322 12652 173213 77589 102682 97095 15629 0 292995 0 0 98219 118844 137542 98951 12652 466208 0 0 0 466208 40074 0 44298 14744 54112 153228 40074 0 44298 14744 54112 153228 0 0 0 619436 0.75260 0.84560 0.24740 0.15360 X X 1 40.00 0 1 true 143.00 0 true 327826 54112 13001 1570 367367 306579 24103 2500 356 327826 269481 44298 5677 1523 306579 299996 -16406 14109 269481 274806 40075 14885 299996 0 0 0 103470 19329 84141 41673 38550 3123 87264 Beneficial Interest San Diego Foundation 2 Accts 367367 F 367367 Land Endowment 775578 775578 Pt II, Line 5 Organization has a written policy. Pt II, Line 9 The Hobbs Land Endowment is to support the environmental protection of 40 acres of grassland in Ramona, CA. The Eagle Fund endowment is for the preservation and research of Eagles and other raptors. The Land is included as an asset on the financial statements. Investment Income and costs are included in the Income and Expenses, respectively, on the financial statements. false false false false false false false false false Leigh Bittner 0 0 0 0 5400 0 0 0 0 0 5400 0 0 0 Katherine Quint 0 0 0 0 4000 0 0 0 0 0 4000 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 12c Conflicts of Interest are reviewed at Board Meetings. Pt VI, Line 11b The Board of Directors reviews the 990 prior to filing.