An Experience AwaitsTake a walk on the wild side at Carolina Raptor Center's Raptor Trail. Our eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons are waiting to say hello. Check out our calendar for weekly event schedules.More...
Creating Wonder In Children And AdultsCatch wonder by the tail with our formal and informal education programs. Children 3 to 93 will delight the science and natural history of 38 raptor species and how they have inspired human invention.More...
Conserving Birds One At A TimeStaff and volunteers at this hidden hospital in the woods treats over 900 injured and orphaned birds a year – more than any other US raptor center. Over 70% are released back into the wild!More...
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A Day In The Life Of A Raptor Hospital Dignitaries cut the gauze on Opening Day of the "A Day in the Life of a Raptor Hospital" exhibit. Photo by Michele Miller Houck.About this imagePlans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect (hu)man(s). – Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall What goes on during a day in the life of a raptor hospital? Carolina Raptor Center was established in 1981 in the basement of the Biology Building at UNC-Charlotte by Dr. Dick Brown. Over the last 40 years, the program has grown by leaps and bounds and has become the largest raptor rehabilitation facility in the country when measured by admissions. A Day in the Life of a Raptor Hospital takes you step-by-step through our rehabilitation process at Jim Arthur Raptor Medical Center. This hands-on exhibit gives you a closer look at CRC's passion for fixing birds and returning them to the wild. It chronicles a day in the life of this busy, efficient facility and features research by our partners at colleges and universities. Support the work of Carolina Raptor Center with a monthly gift as low as $5/month. Follow this link. Thank You! Built by friends of the Raptor Center and Former Tattermask Band Members Amanda Caines, Josh Wright and Travis Dry. Sponsored by the Plym Foundation and individual gifts to Power2Give.org.
