Join in the fun of an entertaining family styled market on the field between Holmes and Patterson Road on Sunday 26 February 2023 to support the African Raptor Centre's fundraiser. For any questions about the market or to book a site you can connect with Leanne on 084 662 2400.
Description of the African Raptor Centre sanctuary and their work:
The African Raptor Centre strives for the preservation of indigenous birds of prey through creative education, scientific rehabilitation, conservation breeding and practical research. The Sanctuary serves as base to ongoing research, breeding and rehabilitation projects for birds of prey.
The raptors housed at the Sanctuary are either captive bred or they are non-releasable rehabilitation birds which, due to the permanent nature of their injuries, can no longer survive in the wild. These birds now serve as “conservation ambassadors” for their wild counterparts.
Education about birds of prey, and the threats that they face, is an important part of raptor conservation. No amount of research can be effective unless the results of the projects are shared with the greater public. Neither can conservation methods be successfully implemented unless people know and understand what both the raptors and related conservation projects are all about.
One of the primary roles of the African Raptor Centre is to introduce raptors, in all their magnificence, to the general public. To facilitate this, a specially trained group of raptors are flown in daily flight displays. These demonstrations allow the raptors themselves to become both teachers and ambassadors for their wild counterparts, so that members of the public can experience these normally rare and elusive birds first hand.
We Educate in order to Conserve.
Pictured here: White Backed Vultures with chick.
