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5695 West Hill Road
Decatur, IL 62522
(217) 963-6909
illinoisraptorcenter@comcast.net
Please note: The Illinois Raptor Center is open to the public only during scheduled events.
See Camp Pictures Here!
Educational
Outreach Programs
Education on the Wing
IRC Puts Nature in the News
A Pictorial Guide to Illinois Birds:
Birds of Prey
Common Illinois Birds
Habitat Restoration Project
Restoration Diary Directory
Wildlife Hospital
Illinois River Bald Eagle Watching
Starved Rock Lock and Dam
Informational Brochures
How To Help Without Hurting
Rabies
Why Turtles Should Not Be Kept As Pets
What Can A Kid Do?
Click here for LINKS to reporting bird bands, living with wildlife, building nest boxes, endangered species list, longevity of birds, Illinois wildlife rehabilitators, nature organizations and much, much more!
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Mission Statement:
The Purpose of Illinois Raptor Center is: the rehabilitaion of orphaned and injured wildlife for their return to the wild; the extension of wildlife and environmental education; to protect threatened and endangered species through education and propagation; to promote human and responsible treatment of animals; all within the guidelines of local, state and federal laws and regulations. |
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The Illinois Raptor Center, a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has served the wildlife and people of Illinois with wildlife rehabilitation and conservation education since 1991.
The Illinois Raptor Center is located on 15 acres along the Sangamon River on the west end of Decatur, Illinois in Macon County. For a bird's eye view of the Illinois Raptor Center click here.
For solutions to common wildlife problems, see our "How To Help Without Hurting" guide. You can help keep wildlife in the wild.
| The Illinois Raptor Center presents educational programs with live birds of prey to thousands of people across Illinois each year. Twenty-one permanently injured birds of prey live full time at the IRC. |
Programs focus on natural history as well as the dangers facing wildlife in our expanding civilization. The IRC also reminds audiences to respect and observe conservation laws. Learn more about "Education On The Wing." |
| Nearly 200 species of birds photographed in Illinois are depicted in two easy-to-use sections. Refer to "Birds of Prey" and |
"Illinois Birds" to help make identifications and learn about behaviors you may witness in the wild. |
| We have created a step-by-step diary of the restoration of the IRC's 15-acre property. Our Habitat Restoration Diary chronicles the efforts to bring back prairie, woodlands, savanna, wetlands and bottomland forest. |
Already, we are using our property as an outdoor classroom with a goal of hosting more and more educational programs on-site. We hope this diary inspires others to undertake restoration of their own property. | |
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