Imping helps rehabilitate birds of prey with damaged ... hospital — with her mentor and raptor specialist Peggy McDonald. "It is definitely a fine art and you have to make sure that not only ...

As the Griffith Park urban ecologist, it’s Courtney McCammon’s job to care for all living things in the 4,000-acre ecosystem, but raptors — the carnivorous birds of prey that include hawks ...

The art of falconry is over 4,000 ... to the work the conservancy does to keep birds safe. Karger described the environmental threats raptors currently face. He said one of the biggest problems ...

The raptor conducted himself as if he had ... they are looking into whether some of the institute’s other birds might enjoy making art. “We’re thinking we’ll try to take up painting ...

The freeing occurred at the center where the raptors have been recovering for at least a month. Each bird had been found after sustaining some sort of injury or having an illness, said Dr. Scott ...

Raptors play an integral role in maintaining ecological balance and in controlling agricultural pests such as rodents and insects. Despite being at the top of the food chain, birds of prey often ...