Raptors Worldwide Are Declining.
"The study, “State of the world’s raptors: distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations” was recently released in the journal Biological Conservation. The researchers looked at the status of all 557 raptor species, as defined by BirdLife International’s assessments of these species for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List, and discovered something staggering - 18% of raptors are threatened with extinction and 52% of raptors have declining global populations."-The Peregrine Research Fund
Click Here to Read the Paper
Click Here to Read the Paper
What Are We Doing About it?
We operate a shelter just outside of Sherwood Park that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned raptors with the purpose of releasing them back to the wild.
We are also involved in banding and creating artificial Peregrine and Prairie Falcon nest sites on the Bow River, Athabasca and North Saskatchewan Rivers.
We are also involved in banding and creating artificial Peregrine and Prairie Falcon nest sites on the Bow River, Athabasca and North Saskatchewan Rivers.
What is Bird Banding?
|
We work closely with licensed Bird Banders to make sure each bird we release back in to the wild is banded.
When a bird is banded the approximate age , gender and location of the bird is recorded by a licensed bird bander, who in turn send the information to the Canadian Wildlife Service. The Canadian Wildlife Service is a branch of the federal Department of the Environment, and has been Canada's national wildlife agency since 1947. it's core areas of responsibility are the protection and management of migratory birds, species at risk, and their nationally important habitats. If you find a bird with a Band please contact the Canadian Wildlife Service with information about where the bird was found and they will send you a Certificate with information about where and when the bird was banded! |
|
