PHILANTHROPY TAKING WING

Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy (AKP) is now supporting Tasmania’s Raptor Refuge. Located south of Hobart, Raptor Refuge is the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Under the guidance of passionate conservationist Craig Webb, the refuge takes in injured birds of prey and, with a small team of volunteers, rehabilitates them for return to the wild. Threatened by power lines, farming, habitat loss and wind farms, well over 100 wedge-tailed eagles, and many more raptors, are killed each year – and the danger isn’t going away. There are fewer than 120 breeding pairs of eagles left in Tasmania today, and they are a threatened species in dire need of protection.

Located in a wilderness area, the refuge has a number of aviaries (including the largest flight aviary in the country), educational displays, and a clinic where birds are cared for and brought back to health in readiness for release back into the wild. AKP’s investment will support the construction of a new, larger, flight aviary to enable the rehabilitation of greater numbers of Tasmanian raptors; and improved facilities for research and education. A&K travellers in Tasmania will have the opportunity to visit the refuge and enjoy a level of access beyond what is offered to any other guest. In addition to visiting the aviaries and displays, guests are invited into the bird care and exercise areas to observe patients in various stages of recovery, and to study procedures that prepare the birds for release – such as husbandry techniques. abercrombiekent.com.au