We help rescue birds of prey, rehabilitate injured raptors, release rehabilitated birds, provide a refuge for unreleaseable birds, and we educate the public about wild raptors in the Raleigh, NC area and beyond. The American Wildlife Refuge / Raleigh Raptor Refuge is an all volunteer staffed 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
Only licensed personnel and those learning and working with our licensed caretakers handle our birds. We provide necessary care to rehabilitate temporarily injured raptors and release those able to care for themselves back into the wild. For birds that are not releasable, we provide refuge facilities and are networked with other rehabbers and organizations all over the country to place birds.
Only licensed personnel and those learning and working with our licensed caretakers handle our birds. We provide necessary care to rehabilitate temporarily injured raptors and release those able to care for themselves back into the wild. For birds that are not releasable, we provide refuge facilities and are networked with other rehabbers and organizations all over the country to place birds.
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About us
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Our refuge was original called the Native American Wildlife Refuge and was started by John Barkas in 1971. The refuge was dedicated to promoting native american species, including birds, mammals, reptiles and more. John was a lover of animals and his extensive knowledge became the foundation of the NAWR.
Raptor Rehab Center
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The American Wildlife refuge is one of the oldest and lowest cost bird of prey rehab centers in the state. We are all volunteer, and all devoted to the birds. We have a survival rate higher than most centers twice our size, and have successfully worked with more types of birds than many other rehabbers in NC.
Refuge Hospital
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To our knowledge, we have the only raptor exclusive all volunteer hospital with some of the most experienced raptor professionals in the state. Some of our people have been licensed and working with raptors since the 1980s. We were donated a large incubator by the Animal Protection Society of Durham County in 2004.
Education Shows at Your Location
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Price List: price for porch visits - outside visits for groups within local government guidelines, and within Wake county and durham county. The American Wildlife Refuge provides a wide variety of educational programs for all types of curriculums and all ages. Our programs can be custom tailored to your curriculum needs.
Education Shows & Classes at public locations
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Events at public locations are more diverse than our requested visitation educational shows. These events include areas of nature not related specifically to raptors. Upcoming events may include: classes and family fun events, and more! Many times during a weekend we will have one of our events at a free to the public and or private class with a cost.
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