Ava-4/4/09-The Raptor Trust

On the same day that we interviewed Andy (see previous post) we also visited the Raptor Trust, in New Jersey.  Shulian, her mom, Andy, Andy’s son, and I went all together.  We took some pamphlets to read, and I learned some information about The Raptor Trust after reading them.The Raptor Trust is a non-profit corporation that is recognized as one of the best places to rehabilitate birds, and to keep raptors going strong.  It has three main missions: 1. Providing free help to birds who are injured, sick or orphaned, with high-quality medical care and goal of returning all rehabilitated birds to the wild.  2.  Educating people about wild birds, particularly birds of prey, by offering programs on the history of raptors, given to schools, nature organizations, and other groups that are interested. 3.  Providing a good example for others.  All birds are accepted—none are turned down from being helped.  Everything that the Raptor Trust does is licensed.  Also, we picked up a pamphlet that tells you how to help prevent injuries of wild birds.  This could be helpful to our presentation in a few weeks.  Also, relating to our project, this is the place where the first “batch” of screech owls was rehabilitated, to be released into Central Park. We visited the part of The Raptor Trust where the birds are rehabilitated.  It was outside, and there were many cages for the birds to live in.  We didn’t only see owls, but lots of other birds of prey. It sort of reminded me of seeing one of those bird shows because we saw the same kind of birds (birds of prey).  Even though we didn’t get to interview anyone, it was a great experience to see the birds up close, and where they are rehabilitated.  What the Raptor Trust does is very helpful to our environment and it’s really inspiring to see what they’re doing.          This is a screech owl in his cage. Here I am standing in front of a bald eagle’s cage.  I am making a donation. Here’s a funny sign we saw.