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Secretarybird Research Takes Flight

The Secretarybird is a charismatic raptor of African landscapes. With its distinctive long legs and feathered crest, this species is both genetically and morphologically unique. Sadly, Secretarybirds are classified as Endangered, with populations rapidly declining due to habitat loss, climate change, and direct threats such as collisions with fences, power lines, and more recently, with

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Putting Vulnerable Species Back on the Map: 2025 Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant Awardees

Raptors are at risk all across the globe, with more than 50% of species in decline. Through our Global Raptor Research and Conservation Grant, we are collaborating with local biologists to conduct the research necessary to discover why these birds are disappearing and what changes we can make to reverse declines. For our 2025 grant

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Honoring HawkWatch International’s Longest-Serving Educator

We said goodbye to our most senior member of the HawkWatch International (HWI) team this past weekend. Calurus, our Red-tailed Hawk Raptor Ambassador, was euthanized on March 8th, 2025, due to complications from congestive heart failure, just a few weeks shy of what we believe would have been, at minimum, his 35th birthday. “We strive

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