The Glove Education Series flies ever onward with “Birds of Prey”, a free presentation of our fine, feathered friends led by Falcon Heart Rescue’s Deb Saltis!
Deborah Saltis is the President of Falcon Heart Rescue, Inc. a non-profit wildlife rescue and educational facility in Herkimer NY. She and Matt Perry are Co-founders of the Utica Peregrine Falcon Project, which is the spark that started the rehab/educator fire in her life. Deb went from being a non-believer of falcons nesting in downtown Utica, to being a wildlife rehabilitator and educator. The knowledge she has gained from 1000’s of hours observing and interacting with the falcons has made her a near expert in falcon behavior. Soon after starting the project, it became apparent that a closer rehab option was needed to deal with injured young falcons – the nearest one was over an hour away. Many hours of training, testing, building, learning, and licensing went into what is now a facility that rehabs many birds each year and is home to 14 educational birds as well. Even though releasing a bird back to the wild is a thrilling event, education has been the focus and the most rewarding part of her journey thus far. “Never stop learning
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