Maintaining an ecological balance between man and nature is the mission. Most wildlife injuries are caused by car accidents, poisonings, and shootings. To that end, Murphy is always on the go. Many who visit FACT are elementary school children and clubs such as Boy Scouts. Murphy hopes that teaching children about nature at a young age will benefit future generations.
Prevention is part of the solution.
Murphy's knowledge of plant and animal life is vast. Small, brown, egg-shaped balls lying beneath the trees may look like dirt clods but they have a different origin. The pellet resembles a small dirt clod. The remnants of a field mouse are surrounded by its fur - the portion of the mouse the hawk was unable to digest. This is not a common sight for most, but for Ted Murphy this is anything but unusual.