HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

Consulting services from Carolina Raptor Center (CRC) support goal-setting for your organization, staff, and birds in your care. Once goals are established, the consulting team provides detailed written recommendations to help streamline operations, support daily tasks, and address challenges in working with raptors.

Consultations are offered to address both raptor rehabilitation and ambassador bird care needs. Sessions may include direct observation and feedback on training sessions, assessments of ambassador birds and/or rehabilitation patients, staff development, enclosure setup evaluations, medical recommendations, and guidance on husbandry practices.  These services are offered both virtual and in-person.

Throughout the consultation process, CRC provides personalized staff training and develops a tailored curriculum to explore specific areas of interest in greater depth.

Following the consultation, your organization will receive a comprehensive written plan outlining how to achieve your goals, along with practical tools to enhance staff skills and improve the welfare of your birds.

Meet Our Consultants
What we can offer:
RAPTOR TRAINING 

Our Certified Professional Bird trainers (CPBT-KA) can introduce or refine your positive reinforcement training techniques to move you and your organization beyond traditional training methods. Our instruction focuses on using the most positive, least intrusive methods to allow animals to reach their highest potential.  

  • Science of behavior change  
  • Food management  
  • Bird behavior  
  • Voluntary husbandry behaviors  
  • Training for educational programming  
  • Empowerment training  
RAPTOR HUSBANDRY 

Raptors have unique adaptations that require specialized care. Strengthening your husbandry practices can help you provide your raptors with exceptional welfare. Our team has extensive experience with 35 species of raptors and provides guidance on the following topics: 

  • Perching and enclosure design  
  • Beak and talon care  
  • Capture and restraint  
  • Equipment  
  • Diet and nutrition  
  • Enrichment 
RAPTOR REHABILITATION

Our rehabilitation hospital, established in 1984, treats between 800 and 1,000 patients each year. Our experienced medical team specializes in the care and treatment of injured raptors and can offer expert guidance to help enhance your program.

  • Triage
  • Biosecurity
  • Bandaging
  • Flight and release evaluations
  • Re-nesting and orphan raptor care

WANT MORE INFORMATION OR READY TO GET STARTED? 

All of our consulting engagements begin with a complimentary 30-minute Zoom meeting to learn about you, your facility, and what you hope to gain from your consultation. After the introductory meeting, our staff will provide you with a written proposal of what we can offer you and what that will cost. Pricing is based on your organization’s needs and experience. Hourly and daily rates are available.

Contact our Director of Ambassador Programs and Education, Colleen Hartman, at [email protected]