This program highlights the role of raptors in natural pest control and teaches about the dangers of pesticides. It promotes natural rodent control through exclusion methods —alongside using raptors like Barn owl boxes and hawk perches. Tailored for either students or adults, the program draws from a study ORC participated in, demonstrating the effectiveness of raptors in controlling rodent populations...

This engaging one-hour program offers students a unique opportunity to explore raptor biology through both tactile examination and live demonstrations. At our biofacts table, students will handle feathers, feet, study skins and other specimens to understand key raptor adaptations, such as flight mechanics, hunting strategies, and sensory abilities.

Following this, they’ll witness those very adaptations in action as our non-releasable raptor ambassadors demonstrate natural behaviors in live presentations. The program covers important topics like raptor ecology, conservation, and the factors that lead to an animal’s non-releasability.

During this one hour private experience at the Center in the beautiful valley of Ojai, guests will meet a few of the raptor ambassadors up close on the glove of their trainers, as well as in the Center’s presentation aviary. Guests will learn about each ambassador’s personal story, natural history and captivating facts about their species through live demonstrations of natural behaviors…