SOAR

saving our avian resources

SOAR

25494 320th Street

         Dedham, IA 51440              

Phone: (712) 683-5555

Fax: (712) 683-5535

www.soarraptors.org
diversityfarms@iowatelecom.net

SOAR Goals:

*Establish a regional raptor rehabilitation facility to serve western Iowa, helping to  form and support a wildlife rehabilitation in Iowa.

*Use personal connections with individual wild animals to bring attention to important natural resource conservation projects and issues.

*Conserve habitat, conduct needed research, and provide educational opportunities

Greetings and Welcome

SOAR (Saving Our Avian Resources) is a non-profit organization that was established in 1999. SOAR is dedicated to saving our avian resources through raptor rehabilitation, education, and research.

Earth Day and Releases

Kay, the Executive Director of SOAR has been very busy presenting programs around the state and releasing rehabilitated raptors at many of these events.

The Web Cam is set up in Spirit and Liberty's new pen. Click below, type "admin" in the user name. Leave the password blank. You may need to list the web site as a trusted site.
http://69.66.107.250/

Here is a site you will enjoy visiting. It is a site someone has created showing the fantastic pictures they are getting of a wild nesting pair of eagles. Right now there are three babies.
http://thehittles.com/eagles/

Remember SOAR and the good work it does protecting Iowa's wildlife. SOAR has some wonderful gift items and all donations are tax deductible. Adopting an osprey or an eagle would be a very cool and unique gift!

Call Kay at 712-683-5555 and tell her how you can help!

The DVD is complete! Copies are available for purchase

Click here to learn more
about the Bald Eagle DVD.
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BALD EAGLES ARE BEING POISONED!

A large number of Eagle cases admitted to rehabilitators can list lead as the cause of illness.

As of Jan. 2008, SOAR has admitted 27 eagles since January 1, 2004 - 17 of these were due to lead -- with one's result's still pending (highly suspect lead) - only nine admissions in four years were not lead related. If not for lead poisoning/exposure - SOAR would only admit a couple eagles each year.

Learn more here!

Volunteer Janet Pulver placing ER in the nest box.

2007 Osprey Project
The 2006 reintroduction of osprey at Whiterock Conservancy was successful. All the birds successfully flew away in October. Hopefully they will return to Iowa in 2008. SOAR obtained six birds in July of 2007 and five were successfully fledged.

Click here to learn more about the reintroduction of osprey into Carroll County.

2006 Osprey Project Blog

Click above to learn how raptors help keep the balance