Wildlife Recovery Association at the Little Swamp Sanctuary

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Grand Traverse Audubon Club - October 19, 2013

October 19, 2013 was a very special evening for us as we presented our beautiful live birds to the Grand Traverse Audubon Club! With a happy and interested audience with whom we shared a love of nature and wildlife, it was a delightful and inspiring time. Thank you, GTAC, for a great evening!

All Photos by Joe Brooks, GTAC

A Happy Moment! Joe and Ruby the Pigeon

Barb and Flash, an American Kestrel Falcon

Joe and Stanley, the Great Horned Owl

Joanne and Wilma the Barred Owl

Friday, July 19, 2013

Thomas Township Library: Saginaw: July 16, 2013

Sarah the Turkey Vulture Makes an Impression!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Chippewa Nature Center, Midland: March 10, 2013

Flushing Walleye Festival: March 9, 2013

Goodwillie Environmental School: February 14, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

WRA Programs: Grand Rapids: 1/26/2013

At the WOOD Radio Studio: Orville, Joe and Rick
(Photo by Doug Waring)

At the WOOD Radio Studio: Orville and Joanne
(Photo by Doug Waring)

"Owls Meet" by Rick Vuyst at Flowerland, Grand Rapids

"Hawk Eyes Crowd" by Rick Vuyst

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

WRA Programs: Seven Ponds Nature Center: October 20, 2012

Sarah, our CMU Intern and Misty, the Rough-Legged Hawk

Sarah Introduces Misty to the Audience

Our Live Birds of Prey Programs

**We are booking programs, and with the help of many educators and other wildlife experts we are now including many new and exciting things!

We are also working hard to keep up with all the latest research on animal communication, which includes many new and amazing discoveries.

We have added several exciting new birds to our program schedule and are continuing to work with several universities to keep up with the latest information on environmental and wildlife issues.

** Check our facebook page for upcoming programs!

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We would love to present to your school or organization! Please contact us at 989-772-1538 or wildliferecovery531@yahoo.com for more information. Our address and more about our programs below.

We look forward to seeing you as we present our wonderful live birds!

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Special News: Bald Eagle Release

On Monday, September 24, 2009, the Bald Eagle that had been in rehabilitation at Wildlife Recovery Association was released back into the wild, healthy and strong once again. This bird was found injured in the river at Chippewa Nature Center on June 13, 2009 and rescued by WRA. His release is a happy ending for us and for him, as he returned to the wild, strong and free.

For more information, photos and a film of the release, please visit the Naturalist Section at:
www.chippewanaturecenter.org
(Link below and at the bottom of the page under "WRA Important Links")

Membership

Wildlife Recovery Association began in 1977 and is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that depends upon donations and memberships, which are tax-deductible. Your membership is vital to us and supports many WRA projects involving education, research and raptor rehabilitation, as well as coordinating with colleges, universities and other groups such as MI Loon Preservation Association-MI Loonwatch to assist nesting loons on Michigan lakes.

Memberships begin at $10 per year, and may be sent to the above address. Please free to contact us; and also you may visit www.wildliferecovery.org (link at bottom of page) for more information. We welcome and appreciate your support!

***For every dollar received in memberships, at least one child sees a Live Birds of Prey program***

Wildlife Education: About Our Programs

Looking straight into the eyes of a Great Horned Owl, understanding mysterious sounds of the night, watching a hawk "lock on" to its prey: . . .these are the things that spark an interest in nature and science. Wildlife Recovery Association brings exciting natural history programs to your doorstep for a close look at live birds of prey, and a fast-paced, funny and informative presentation. Our programs can be for any type of group, any age level and with any particular focus.

WRA's wildlife presentations, with over a thirty-year history, are versatile and flexible. They can be focused on any particular raptor species, habitat, environmental issue, and for school presentations also are based on cross-curricular activities. We also feature a special program about the Common Loon, working with MI Loon Preservation Association-MI Loonwatch to bring the mystery and magic of this Michigan treasure to audiences statewide.

Please contact us for more information and to schedule a program: 989-772-1538. We appreciate your leaving a message for a return call!

Wildlife Education: About Our Presenters

Wildlife Recovery programs are presented by Joe Rogers, raptor biologist and director of WRA, assisted by scientist Joanne Williams, loon researcher and State Coordinator of MLPA-MI Loonwatch. Together they bring over forty years of experience and knowledge to these presentations, and with their backgrounds of education and research, together with ongoing activities in these fields, offer current, relevant and quality outreach through these programs. We often are also assisted by college and university students, with whom we work as they pursue studies in the biological and environmental sciences.

WRA Raptor Rehabilitation

Successful raptor rehabilitation requires a combined effort between individuals with expertise and an understanding of how best to help the bird without its becoming familiar with people. To lose its wildness inevitably dooms the animal upon its release, as it would then continue to seek out humans as a food resource. Our goal is always to return a wild bird to its particular habitat and its own territory with all its wildness intact, in perfect feather condition and with the ability to fit back into the ecosystem: to fly, to hunt and to eventually reproduce.