About RCTB
History of the Raptor Center
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Committed to Florida’s Raptors
The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay is a non-profit organization that is building a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Hillsborough County FL with a focus on birds of prey where we can rescue, treat, and rehabilitate them with a goal of release back into the wild. We provide teaching and guidance to the general public about conservation issues and increase public awareness of wildlife.
Tampa Bay Raptor Rescue has been rescuing birds in the Tampa Bay area for years. In 2018 Nancy Murrah, after working with Tampa Bay Raptor Rescue she formed The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay in order to build a wildlife rehabilitation / education center to facilitate the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning of our wildlife with an emphasis on birds of prey.
Raptor Center of Tampa Bay by the Numbers
Introduction to the Raptor Center and Our History
The mission of the Raptor Center of Tampa Bay continues to evolve. We have worked for the last four years on building our skills and honing our focus from solely rehabilitating hundreds of birds and small mammals each year to a focus on finding a suitable piece of land to build a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. We are focused on rehabilitating wildlife with the goal of release back to the wild and to serve both the residents and visitors of Hillsborough and Polk Counties as well as surrounding areas with wildlife solutions and conservation experiences. We have grown to have strong partnerships with Hillsborough County Parks and Conservation Department, Polk County Sheriffs Animal Control, as well as local corporations such as ampa Electric Company and Mosaic. Our goal is to create a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and create a visitor experience that sparks the next generation of conservationists.
We are fortunate to have a Board of Directors and a strong volunteer base committed to advancing our mission and embracing the values that are detailed in our Plan. Even as we pursue these exciting initiatives, we are rescuing and treating our precious wildlife. We continually seek funding for the 1000+ birds and animals we rescue each year in addition to fund and build a new wildlife rehabilitation center in this area.
There is so much work to do to capitalize on all that this area has to offer. We are thankful for the time and resources that our board, members, volunteers and donors contribute to The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay. We hope that you will join us in our future endeavors to advance the work outlined in this Strategic Plan.
Sincerely,
Nancy Murrah
Board President
Federal and State Permitted Wildlife Rehabber
