Phone:  (08) 9756 0669

Fax:      (08) 9756 0697

We're more than happy to discuss your requirements in the context of your class curriculum or community group's interests or special needs.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

You can find us with members of the Society for the Preservation of Raptors (Inc) at displays at the following events:
 

Schedule of events to be advised

If you would like to know more about the Society for the Preservation of Raptors (Inc) please contact the Society's Secretary, Ms Noelene Jenkins on:  (08) 9453 6567, or visit the Society's web site.


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OUR TEACHING STAFF:

SHADOW THE BARN OWL Shadow the Barn Owl was born in the barn owl colony at the Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife Centre in Margaret River, Western Australia.  Captive bred fauna cannot be released back to the wild as such individuals can make anomalous or even detrimental contributions to the indigenous gene pool of any given natural area.  To prevent overcrowding in the colony and fill a need for educational birds, Shadow and her younger brother were selected for training as educators. Whilst Shadow is remarkably tolerant of human beings, she is not and will never be a "tame" owl.  Raptors and owls never lose their wild, independent, predatory nature, and as such, they must be handled with a great deal of care and respect. Shadow weighs approximately 400g. She has a wingspan of approximately 90cm.  Shadow is a strong, powerful flier capable of silent flight in near total darkness, brief periods of hovering, precision hunting and lightning fast power dives. Shadow's parents and other family can be seen at the barn owl colony at Eagles Heritage.

CETAN THE BLACK KITE Like Shadow the Barn Owl, Cetan the Black Kite was born at the Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife Centre.  His parents, John and Yoko, were the first pair of black kites to participate in the free flight displays, and a lot of tourists had their first ever up-close contact with a raptor with members of Cetan's family.  Some of his brothers and sisters are among the free flying black kites at Eagles Heritage, keeping up the family tradition now that John and Yoko have "retired." Cetan requires daily flight exercise, and is undergoing training to allow him to fly free and return to his handlers in order to keep him fit and healthy.  Black kites are experts at soaring and catching insects in mid air.  As Cetan develops his flight skills he will be capable of spectacular near-aerobatic flight.  Cetan tips the scales at 560g and has a wingspan of over 120cm.

CIKALA THE SOUTHERN BOOBOOK Cikala was handed in at Eagles Heritage as a tiny orphan small enough to nestle in the palm of one hand.  As there were no boobook foster parents available to look after him, he was hand reared at Eagles Heritage. Southern Boobooks are sometimes called, "Mopokes" and are often confused with tawny frogmouths, even though the two are not closely related and do not look alike.  Southern Boobooks are members of the Ninox or "hawk owl" family of native Australian owls. Boobook owls can fly silently and are most active around dawn and dusk. They are Australia's smallest native owl.  As his name suggests, Cikala is a small bird, even for a boobook.  His wingspan is around 60cm and he weighs only 280g.

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