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Adopt a orphaned
duckling and make dad proud.
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H
olidays like Father’s Day
always present the “what to
give Dad” gift dilemma. The
wildlife experts at International
Bird Rescue Research Center are
hoping kids will look beyond ties
and toolboxes and log on to their
website to adopt a live duck, heron,
egret or pelican for dad. Best part
is he doesn’t have to care
for it.
Adopt-a-bird
now
Adopters don’t
actually get the bird, but they
do get a beautiful
official certificate for the
species they adopt, with the band
number of their bird and the date
and place of release. With over
500 orphans at the center, and another
one thousand expected, IBRRC’s
the adoption program is a way to
help defray the cost of raising
thousands of orphaned waterfowl
so they can be returned to the wild.
Every bird IBRRC releases gets a
Federal band put on its leg. The
number on the band identifies the
bird for life.
“What’s
so great about this program is that
it allows the public to be a part
of what we do,” said IBRRC
Director, Jay Holcomb. “Hopefully
it makes people feel a little empowered,
just by the fact one bird is out
there, that is theirs.”
Although pelican adoptions
go for $200, ducklings can be adopted
for twenty five dollars, and herons
and egrets for fifty dollars. Adoptions
include a one-year IBRRC membership.
Banded birds become
lifetime subjects of study, and
provide a great amount of useful
data for researchers. IBRRC is one
of only a few rehabilitation centers
in the US that is part of the USFWS
Federal Banding Program. Since 1972,
IBRRC has banded over 50,000 birds.
Details on IBRRC and
their adoption program can be found
on their website at www.ibrrc.org
or by calling 707-207-0380 extension
109.
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