URBAN RAPTOR CONSERVANCY
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Mission Statement
Urban Raptor Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education to promote understanding and conservation of raptors in urban environments. The goals of the Urban Raptor Conservancy are to: • Conduct scientific research and monitoring on raptors and how they respond to human-altered landscapes • Provide education programs on raptors in the urban environment • Train qualified individuals in tools and techniques to survey, capture, and band raptors • Collaborate with colleagues in wildlife research and management, as well as community stakeholders, to develop, monitor and share best management practices for urban raptors • Cooperate with and provide logistical support to state and local agencies and to private property owners where raptors occur, to safeguard the raptors and minimize potential conflicts
About This Cause
URC arose from two long-term monitoring studies of urban raptors, the Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project and the Seattle Peregrine Project. Monitoring these raptors for many years opened our eyes to a new view of our city and how these species live in it. The Seattle Peregrine Project had a thrilling beginning in 1994, as Peregrine Falcons were recovering from near-extinction from DDT and other toxins and began to show up in cities. The Seattle Cooper’s Hawk Project, begun in 2004, revealed the abundance of these elusive raptors in our city, allowing many opportunities to observe their nuanced mating and nesting behavior. In Urban Raptors (2018), Boal & Dysktra wrote, “it can legitimately be argued that urban ecosystems are the only type of ecosystem that is increasing on the planet.” Raptors and other wildlife are moving into cities, driven by shrinking rural habitat and attracted by the habitats and resources that cities offer. Peregrines like tall buildings, bridges, and pigeons. Cooper’s hawks favor parks and eat small prey, mainly songbirds; they may also take rats, squirrels, and rabbits. But raptors also run into conflicts unique to urban habitats. Bridge-nesting Peregrine fledglings often drown. Raptors hit windows or are hit by cars. They weaken or die from consuming poisoned rats. We are learning how these benefits and conflicts affect raptors in the urban environment, both now and as they change over time. We formed Urban Raptor Conservancy to document our work and that of others who study raptors in the region, publicize what we’ve learned, and share our stewardship for urban raptors in our dynamic urban environment.