In 1976, the Raptor Recovery Center was organized as a project of the Wachiska Audubon Society of Lincoln, Nebraska. This makes the percentage of birds released one of the highest in the nation. In the summer of 2000, the center changed it's name to Raptor Recovery Nebraska. Our all-volunteer organization works with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and animal control agencies to respond to reports of injured or orphaned raptors throughout the state. Once contacted by a resident or conservation officer in possession of an injured bird, RRN arranges for a volunteer to pick up the bird and relay it to the center near Lincoln or to the nearest trained rehabilitator.
Emergency treatment is provided and the bird is stabilized for final transport to our center.
Raptors needing surgery are seen by a veterinarian or the Center Director, then rehabilitated so they can be released back into the wild. At RRN, injured and orphaned raptors receive medical treatment and care and are restored to health, banded and released. Some birds have been so severely damaged that they cannot be fully rehabilitated. RRN works endlessly to teach the public about raptors and habitat conservation by offering educational programs across the state.