Rehab Patient to Resident RaptorAs of writing this post, we currently have 87 permanent residents he
Rehab Patient to Resident RaptorAs of writing this post, we currently have 87 permanent residents here at CRC. About a third of them came through our hospital. The other two thirds were transferred from other facilities to become permanent residents here. When we have an opening in one of our aviaries for a new bird, we may want a specific species, and we may not have that species in rehab as a non-releasable bird. When that is the case, we can adopt from another rehabilitation center that has the species that we’re looking for. Additionally, many of the birds that we have in our permanent collection aren’t native to this area—we aren’t likely to ever admit a wild Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture in our hospital!It’s important to remember that not all non-releasable, wild raptors will be good candidates for “the zoo life”. It takes specific temperaments (and injuries) and this is something that we consider when making the decision. Above are some of the pictures of some of our resident birds that passed through our own hospital and into our education facilities. (Pictures include: Emma the Barn Owl, Adler the Bald Eagle, Lily the Bald Eagle, and Ramsey the Barred Owl.) -- source link