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Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter |
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The Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter, located in Western Victoria, Australia, is a privately owned and operated wildlife shelter licensed by the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The operator, Martin Scuffins is a WNAG member, a biologist, and bird artist who runs the shelter on his 20 acre property assisted in no small way by his wife, Talia.
Every year they accept dozens of sick and injured birds of prey for care and rehabilitation, returning many to the wild. The vast majority have been injured in the course of human activity and Talia and Martin, like many caring and dedicated individuals around the world, feel that they have a moral obligation to rehabilitate these birds wherever possible. Please note that due to theirt permit conditions and the quiet conditions necessitated by caring for recuperating raptors, the shelter is not open to the general public. However, we do offer educational programs for children and adults in order to foster an understanding of the importance of conserving wild birds of prey and their habitat. The Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter operates on a voluntary basis and receives no government funding.
Aims:-To provide expert care to sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey, notably those injured or orphaned in the course of human activity.
-Wherever possible, to return such birds to their natural habitat in the wild in a high state of physical fitness and health.
- To provide high quality, engaging and entertaining educational programs to schools and community groups thus engendering a sense of stewardship towards birds of prey and their habitat.
- To contribute to scientific knowledge base by publishing information pertaining to raptor biology, ecology, injury and illness. |
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Web site: www.raptorshelter.com/
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Art for ConservationTM Commitment Goal:
Not Specified.
Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter has been indicated by AFC members as a potential recipient of donations by participating artists. AFC's Art for ConservationTM program, provides a forum to promote artwork that benefits recognized conservation organizations such as Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter.
AFC members have voluntarily and independently earmarked a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their artwork to Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter. AFC's Art for ConservationTM program provides a forum to help promote artwork for sale that includes such a commitment. Each artists's commitment is contingent on the sale of their work and the above estimate is a potential total based on the completion of sale of any original work and/or limited editions. The AFC is not involved in any way with artwork sales transactions, nor does it make any guarantees relating to artist commitments. The AFC takes no commission whatsoever from the sale of artwork under the Art for ConservationTM program, unless explicitly indicated.
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