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New study reveals that vultures travel huge distances to seek food where there is low rainfall, high prey mortality
BOISE, Idaho ‒ African vultures are famous for quickly finding carcasses, so much so that they are considered clairvoyant in parts of Africa. But just how do vultures know where to find food across vast...
William A. Burnham Memorial Fund moves up deadline for grant applications to January 31
BOISE, Idaho – Applications for research projects funded by the William A. Burnham Memorial Fund will be accepted until January 31, 2014. The deadline has been moved up a month to allow recipients more...
Birds will take to the skies for outdoor flight demonstrations at the World Center for Birds of Prey
BOISE, Idaho – Falcons, hawks, and owls will demonstrate their impressive flying skills at outdoor flight displays at The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey beginning Friday, October 4.
“Come...
Learn about the role of vultures in our environment at World Center for Birds of Prey, Saturday, Sept. 7
BOISE, Idaho – Learn about the vital role that vultures – nature’s efficient recycling and clean-up crew – play in our environment on Saturday, September 7, at The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds...
Andean Condor in Ecuador is released with satellite tracking transmitter for first time
BOISE, Idaho – Wearing identification tag #1 on his wing, a young Andean Condor was released to the wild on July 23 high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, where he has become a national symbol for the...
Public release of California Condors will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
VERMILION CLIFFS, Ariz. – California condors will be released to the wild in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The public is welcome to observe the...
Critically endangered Ridgway’s Hawk fledges from nest in Peregrine Fund recovery project in Dominican Republic
BOISE, Idaho – A 7-week-old Ridgway’s Hawk fledged from its nest on Wednesday, July 10, marking another milestone in the effort to save the critically endangered species from extinction.
The chick was...
Conservation group supported by The Peregrine Fund discovers nest of rare bird of prey in Central America
BOISE, Idaho – For the first time in more than 50 years, researchers have found a nest of one of Central America’s rarest birds of prey, raising hope that there is still time to prevent its extinction in...
Winter results for Arizona-Utah condor program: preventable deaths remain focus of recovery effort
BOISE, Idaho – Half of the California Condor deaths that occurred over the winter in the Arizona-Utah population were caused by lead poisoning, a rate consistent with the entire condor population in...
World Center for Birds of Prey celebrates International Migratory Bird Day on May 11
BOISE, Idaho –The Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 11, with activities focused on the remarkable journeys many birds make...
