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Some
members of the
Society for the Preservation of Raptors are Registered Wildlife Carers
who are also licensed by the Department of Conservation and Land
Management under Regulation 16 of the Wildlife Act to keep particular
birds for the purposes of education. We believe that the best way
for us as human beings to understand our magnificent native raptors and
owls is for us to bring people and raptors closer together.
Our
education birds are
special individuals whose temperament is suited to attending displays
and talks. Their handlers have built up a relationship with each
bird based on
trust, respect and good husbandry. The health and well being of
each bird is the carers' primary consideration at all times.
The only
birds kept as
educators are those who cannot be released into the wild. Sick,
injured and orphaned birds are treated, rehabilitated and released back
to their original habitat wherever possible.
At present, the
Society's educators
include:
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SHADOW
SPECIES:
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
GENDER:
Female
AGE
GROUP: Adult
DETAILS:
Shadow is a captive bred, hand reared owl from the Barn Owl colony at
Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife Centre in Margaret River.
HANDLER(S):
Brian and Nancy, EarthWings Raptor Rehabilitation
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CETAN
SPECIES:
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
GENDER:
Male
AGE
GROUP: Adult
DETAILS:
Cetan's name (pronounced, "Cheh-dahn") means,
"Hawk." Cetan is a captive bred, hand reared hawk bred from John
and Yoko, the first team of free flying Black Kites at Eagles Heritage
Raptor Wildlife Centre in Margaret River.
HANDLER(S):
Brian and Nancy, EarthWings Raptor Rehabilitation
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MIRANDA
GOSHAWK
SPECIES:
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter
fasciatus)
GENDER:
Female
AGE
GROUP: Adult
DETAILS:
Miranda was handed in suffering the effects of secondary poisoning due
to pesticides having been used on an animal or bird that she caught.
Her life was saved by the carers who
looked after her, but the toxins in her body left her partially blind,
so she cannot be released.
HANDLER(S):
Marra, Perth Raptor Care / Raptor Presentations
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CIKALA
SPECIES:
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook)
GENDER:
Female
AGE
GROUP: Adult
DETAILS:
Cikala's
name
(pronounced, "CHEE-kah-lah") means, "Little." Cikala was handed in as
a tiny,
downy orphan and hand reared at the Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife
Park.
HANDLER(S): Brian and Nancy,
EarthWings Raptor
Rehabilitation
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LEONARDO
SPECIES:
Australian Masked Owl (Tyto
novaehollandiae)
GENDER:
Male
AGE
GROUP: Adult
DETAILS:
Leonardo (or Leo to his friends) is a captive bred, hand
reared
Masked Owl from the Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife
Park in Margaret River.
HANDLER(S): Marra, Perth Raptor Care
/ Raptor
Presentations
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