Raptor: Presentations: Education: Hastings Museum

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Raptor Recovery Nebraska

Thursday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m.

Learn what you can do to help eagles, owls, hawks and falcons survive in Nebraska in a special program presented by Raptor Recovery Nebraska at the Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Raptor Recovery Nebraska volunteer will lead the presentation on Thursday, April 17 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Live raptors will be on hand to delight all ages.

These birds of prey are an important link in the intricate food web and help maintain a necessary and desirable balance by feeding on pests that destroy crops and invade homes. Hundreds of raptors are injured or maimed every year by steel traps, collisions with vehicles, buildings, fences and power lines, and thoughtless human activity. Raptor Recovery Nebraska helps injured and orphaned raptors receive medical treatment and care, and ensures that they are restored to health, banded and released. Those too severely injured to be released are channeled into breeding programs, recruited as "foster parents" for young orphans, utilized in research, and featured in Raptor Recovery Nebraska's education programs.

"It is important to remember how interconnected nature is," said Russanne Erickson, education coordinator for the museum. "Our actions have a much larger impact on nature then we might think."

Regular museum admission or museum membership covers the cost of this special program. Reservations are requested by Wednesday, April 16. For more information contact Guest Services at 402-461-4629 or 1-800-508-4629.