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Honorary Animal Caretaker

The Honorary Animal Caretaker program allows individuals, families, or corporations to contribute to the care of injured, nonreleasable animals. Sponsorships can be set up in any name and make great gifts. Currently, the center houses snakes, turtles, toads, bees, bats, and birds of prey. Contributions support housing, food, veterinary costs, and staff time that animal care requires.

The animals serve as educational resources on a daily basis as visitors explore the exhibit room inside and the raptor center outside. Some of the animals travel to venues such as schools, clubs, universities, museums, outdoor and farm shows, malls, nursing homes, and correctional institutions.

You may choose the species of animal you'd like to support. The contribution is:

  • $25 per month, or
  • $300 per year, which includes a discounted basic one-year membership to Shaver's Creek Environmental Center.

The contribution that you make as an Honorary Caretaker is tax deductible.

Benefits of sponsorship include:

  • a color photo of the sponsored animal
  • an information sheet with the natural history and case history of the sponsored animal
  • a copy of Shavings, our newsletter
  • sponsor's name, if so chosen, included in the list of sponsors in Shavings
  • satisfaction of knowing that people will continue to benefit from the menagerie at Shaver's Creek

You may choose from the following species:

    American Toad
    Bald Eagle
    Barn Owl
    Barred Owl
    Black Racer
    Black Rat Snake
    Broad-Winged Hawk
    Eastern Box Turtle
    Eastern Screech Owl
    Golden Eagle
    Great Horned Owl     		Northern Copperhead
    Osprey
    Red-Eared Slider
    Red-Shouldered Hawk
    Red-Tailed Hawk
    Ribbon Snake
    Snapping Turtle
    Stinkpot Turtle
    Turkey Vulture
    Wood Turtle

    For more information about becoming an honorary animal caretaker, contact us.

    View the Raptor Center video.

Many of the photographs included throughout the site are © Sven Zellner. For a listing, please contact us.
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