World Bird Sanctuary

The World Bird Sanctuary’s mission is to preserve the earth’s biological diversity and to secure the future of threatened bird species in their natural environments. We work to fulfill that mission through education, captive breeding, field studies and rehabilitation.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

World Eagle Day Is Coming!

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It's Coming!  The day all you eagle watchers have been waiting for all winter! Reserve the date to come out and join us for a fun day ...
Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Great Penguin Rescue

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I just finished a book titled, The Great Penguin Rescue.    Its author, Dyan DeNapoli, is a penguin biologist who was recruited to help man...
Friday, February 25, 2011

New Learning Materials

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Now Available - Materials For Persons Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired Environmental education about birds tends to be very visual-based...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Help Us Win!

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Help World Bird Sanctuary win About.com's Reader's Choice Awards! World Bird Sanctuary has been nominated for About.com's Reade...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Maple Tapping at World Bird Sanctuary

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Spring is near!   In the morning we can hear songbirds declaring winter is over.  The days are warm and we still have freezing temperatures...
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Eagle Season Is Still With Us

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With the prolonged frigid weather this year it’s still not too late to see eagles in abundance in the St. Louis and surrounding areas.   Ba...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hatching Little "Hooters"

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I’m sure if you read the WBS blog or the WBS Facebook page you have seen the advertisements for our Owl Prowls. This is the time of year wh...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Rat

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Most people react with a shiver of fear when a rat is mentioned; but there are some people who love rats. Rats are cute, intelligent and ca...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Year of the Forest

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2011 is International Year of Forests The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awa...
Friday, February 11, 2011

Educating The Educator

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Our Environmental Education Center sometimes educates the Naturalist… I normally spend a few days each week working at the Environmental Ed...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Meet McGwire!

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  As the season of eagle programs continues, I am compelled to tell everyone a little about my favorite Bald Eagle, McGwire.   Meet McGwire ...
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Monday, February 7, 2011

The Rookie Files: Surviving the Winter

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AH SNOW….  The World Bird Sanctuary upper site in snow Remember when you were little and snow meant hot chocolate, no school, sledding an...
Saturday, February 5, 2011

An Unusual Gift

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We have many visitors tell us stories about birds of prey.  Some tell us about their collections of owl figurines or eagle paintings.  Some ...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Pet Snakes - Pros and Cons

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Have you been thinking about getting a snake for a pet? If so you may want to read the following article by Naturalist Sara Oliver to decid...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Guess Who Came For Dinner

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Yesterday we had a surprise visitor. It was a cold snowy day.  Having just filled the bird feeders, I had resigned myself to the fact that...
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