Santa Barbara Zoo Condor Program

An alumna of Georgia Tech, Dr. Estelle Sandhaus conducted her MS research at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China and her PhD research on nesting California condors in the southern California backcountry.  The Santa Barbara Zoo provided significant support to Estelle’s doctoral research. Estelle is currently the Director of Conservation and Research at the Zoo, where she oversees the Zoo’s field conservation programs and collections research. Her research interests include animal behavior, conservation biology, and animal welfare. Species Estelle works with in the wild include the California condor, Channel island fox, California red-legged frog, and southern sea otter.