Haven Falconry is welcoming three new additions to its Havenstreet sanctuary.
Joining the ranks from Elite Falconry in Scotland are White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Daenerys, a female White-Backed Vulture, and a Bald Eagle.
The falconry says the arrivals will allow it to extend its work in breeding for conservation. It follows the arrival of Dylan, the White-Tailed Sea Eagle, a few months ago.
Sam White, from the Haven Falconry, said:
"While Bald eagles are now safely re-established in the USA following their near extinction only a few decades ago, White Bellied Sea Eagles in Asia are in steep decline and White Backed Vultures in Africa and India are in critical danger of extinction.
"The extinction of vultures has massive repercussions to the health of the environments they exist in and for the health of the human populations there. Our work is to educate people to their plight and importance through our work with the public and also to help the breeding for conservation effort of all of these species."
Haven Falconry's doors are now shut for public displays for the winter, but the team says work is already underway for 2023.
Charlotte Gladdis, from Haven Falconry, said:
"As we close our doors to public displays our winter work with the new additions that will join our team for private birds of prey experience days and public flying demonstrations for 2023 just gets started.
She added:
"Haven Falconry is working hard to further its conservation and education work and the arrival of these huge birds – their wing spans are between 6 and 8 feet - really helps capture the imagination for our guests and visitors. They will all be flying in our birds of prey experience days for guests from a little later this winter and will also feature in some of our demonstrations in 2023.
"Education is the real key though and the work here follows the ethos in the words of Baba Dioum: 'In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught'."
Haven Falconry at Havenstreet has been in the ownership of Charlotte and business partner Sam for two years.
It's open for public visitors through summer and for birds of prey experience days all year round.
Haven Falconry are at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway site and can be reached via phone 01983 716556 or email [email protected].
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