The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey - Boise: 2011

The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey Established in 1970, The Peregrine Fund works nationally and internationally to conserve birds of prey in nature. We conserve nature by achieving results--results restoring species in jeopardy, conserving habitat, educating students, training conservationists, providing factual information to the public, and by accomplishing good science. We succeed through cooperation and hard-work, using common sense, being hands-on and non-political, and by emphasizing solutions. We are also cost effective--94% of all donations go directly to programs. The Peregrine Fund Board of Directors adopted a payout policy for earnings from our endowment which funds our administrative expenses. The World Center research program is designed to improve the health, reproduction, and reintroduction efforts of captive species and to collect information about the general biology of raptors. We are working to identify the needs of captive birds of prey. Just as with people, we need to understand how diet, aging, and environment affect the health, growth, reproduction, and lifespan of birds. Our video monitoring of captive birds also lets us collect detailed behavioral information on little-known species. Other studies on disease, contaminants, and genetics help us to evaluate the problems facing birds in the wild. Our research provides practical answers to present and future problems. These answers can be applied to many different captive and wild species.

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The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey - Boise: 2011