Raptors are an essential part of healthy, functioning ecosystems.
As regulators of natural systems, raptors are crucial to maintaining the stable, healthy, and diverse ecosystems upon which we all depend. And as sensitive and widespread predators at the apex of food chains, raptors are superior indicators of ecosystem health worldwide. Hence, HWI's mission of protecting raptors is very relevant to the human condition. HWI fulfills this mission through programs in research, education, and conservation. Through these programs, HWI promotes an ethic of ecological sustainability and conservation for this and generations to follow.