Causes: Animals, Bird Sanctuaries

Mission: To identify and address vital environmental issues by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and through educational, research and conservation initiatives.

Programs: Avian conservation center operates a professional avian medical clinic for injured birds of prey and some shorebird species, offers on-site and outreach educational programs to students and adults, conducts relevant field and laboratory research studies, participates in and supports international conservation issues, is a first line responder for oiled birds in the event of a contaminant spill affecting native bird populations and their fragile breeding habitats along the south atlantic coast, and serves as a primary resource for creating ongoing awareness of the ecological impacts of a containment spill and proactive measures available to reduce the likelihood of such an event.