Zo kun je Ravensbeard Wildlife Center ondersteunen

2000: I received my rehabilitation license in 2000 with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and was Federally licensed through the US Fish & Wildlife Service in 2002 to work with migratory birds. Ravensbeard began on Turkey Point Road in Saugerties, where we obtained a special-use permit for the property.
2012-2020: I served on the NYS Wildlife Rehabilitation Council Board and worked to inform, educate, support fieldwork and promote conservation.
2017: we received the Ginsberg Stewardship Award from the Woodstock Nature Conservancy.
2019: I received an Appreciation Award from the Catskill Exotic Bird Club
2020: I rescued “Rocky,” a little saw-whet owl, from the most famous Christmas Tree in the World, Rockefeller Center in NYC. We released her just eight days later.
2021 - We released a children’s book called The Christmas Owl by Gideon Sterer and myself, which made the NY Times Best Seller list!

Bird populations are declining around the world.
A record number of birds are injured and orphaned due to climate change, human intervention and urban sprawl.
Birds are vital as pollinators, predators, grazers, seed, and insect eaters. They are also crucial consumers of aquatic invertebrates, fish, and carrion— which is paramount as prey animals and insects increase.
By 2100, up to 14 percent of all bird species may become extinct. And 7-25 percent (28-56 percent on oceanic islands) may become "functionally extinct." It means that the number of individuals within these species will become so low that the species will no longer play an essential role in their ecosystem. The impact of losing a single bird species is felt locally, nationally and globally (Ana Luz Porzecanski, Center for Biodiversity).

We have obtained a license to operate out of our new and improved (forever) home at 131 Van Buskirk Road in Saugerties. Now we need to raise funds to complete the purchase of this property and move in the summer of 2022.
The lower level of the house will become Ravensbeard Clinic. We will house the orphaned, wounded and sick wildlife in a bank of kennel cages to keep them warm, dry and quiet while they heal.
We will need to set up an office area for patient intake.
We will build 8 additional high-quality avian enclosures to allow room to house and rehabilitate injured/educational resident birds.
We've taken in over 600 birds in the last two years and expect to take in many more this year. We are operating in a temporary space and are in serious need of a permanent space to house and rehabilitate the growing amount of wildlife we care for yearly.
We must remain on-call for wildlife emergencies 24/7, including funds to cover travel, as 50% of our wildlife is picked up by our team of 3-5 volunteers.