International Vulture Awareness Day at Carolina Raptor Center (free admission if you’re bald)

Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, is celebrating International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vultures are nature’s “clean-up crews” and are important to the environment.

In honor of vultures’ “bald appearance,” anyone who is bald gets FREE admission this one day.

This event will feature vulture-themed programs, activities, and games in honor of all the work that vultures do.

• 10:30 AM – California Condor Conservation Presentation by Dr. Todd Katzner
• 11:30 AM – Meet a Raptor: Learn what makes raptors unique in this educational program with an avian ambassador.
• 12:15 AM – Vulture Feeding: Learn about vulture diets as an avian ambassador enjoys their meal.
• 1:00 PM – Fly-By: Feel the wind in your hair as an avian ambassador shows off what they do best: fly!
• 1:45 PM – Vulture Feeding: Learn about vulture diets as an avian ambassador enjoys their meal.
• 2:30 PM – Keeper Chat: Learn about the unique ways our Raptor Hospital treats vultures and other patients.

Carolina Raptor Center is within Latta Nature Preserve.

 

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