This stoic-looking bird may not seem like she has a lot to say, but her story is perhaps the best example of the challenge we face.

She's a barn owl. Habitat destruction and widespread pesticide use has made her species the single most rare bird of prey in the entire State of New York. Its very existence is threatened in the other forty-seven states it calls home.

Every day, 137 species disappear from our planet.  Forever.  And she doesn't want to become one of them. 

Organizations like Hawk Creek strive to better her situation.  Everything is connected--and like our feathered friends, the barn owls, wildlife centers are fast becoming an endangered species.  In the last four years, an estimated one-third of our nation's wildlife centers were forced to close.  And another one-third are predicted to shutdown within the next two years.  

We don't want to be one of them.  She doesn't want to us to be one of the them, either.  

Our own expenses in 2004 outpaced the total of received contributions as a result of a reduction in education programs, which is a double negative.  We get less funding and, more important, we have reached less children with our conservation message.   And as we try to do more, our costs are increasing. We are allowed to survive only through the tireless efforts of countless volunteers who care for and maintain our center.

Mere survival, however, will not keep safe the homes of the barn owl, nor will it allow us to improve the level and scope of our services to the natural world. Only through the care and support of the local and global communities can we hope to thrive—to truly do all that we possibly can to stem the tide of species loss.

There are countless ways that you can help through volunteerism, gifts, and financial contributions. The buttons to the right provide one means of helping us right now. Why? Because her future is your future, and saving it is worth the cost.

Take your time to view the rest of our website to see what past financial contributions have helped us to achieve.  We can do more—build a public visitors' facility for year-round education, expand our capacity for caring and rehabilitation, and guarantee that species like the barn owl never disappear from this region. Together we can ensure that mankind does not become the next endangered species.

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