The booming human population along Colorado's Front Range results in human-wildlife conflict, and wildlife populations are suffering. The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program needs your support to save the lives of raptors, educates our communities and delivers research knowledge. Your gift is the difference!
The northern Colorado community is fortunate to have such a great organization that not only cares for injured wildlife, but also gives the public the opportunity to meet birds of prey up close and personal. No where else in the area can you get the experience of volunteering to help care for these amazing creatures. In addition to these life-changing experiences, the RMRP works closely with state and federal wildlife agencies and energy development companies to identify threats to raptor populations and find solutions to these threats. The service that the RMRP offers Coloradoans is immeasurable!
RMRP inspires the protection and conservation of raptors and the environment through excellence in rehabilitation, education, and research.
The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (RMRP) envisions a world where people live in harmony with wildlife and the environment. Since 1979—when an injured hawk was brought to the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital—we have been rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing injured birds of prey, giving them A Second Chance at Freedom.
Over the decades, more than 7,000 raptors have come through our doors. Today, we admit roughly 300 sick, injured, or orphaned raptors each year, releasing 75–85% of treatable patients that survive the critical first 96 hours. Alongside rescue and rehabilitation, we deliver over 175 days of environmental education programs annually, inspiring thousands of people of all ages to protect raptors, other wildlife, and the wild places we share.
In 2006, RMRP became an independent nonprofit, moving to 27 acres in north Fort Collins, where we operate our rehabilitation clinic and administrative offices. Looking ahead, we are planning an exciting new wildlife center—a 30,000-square-foot facility featuring a state-of-the-art raptor clinic, visitor center, classrooms, and interpretive displays. Landscaped outdoor exhibits will highlight Colorado’s diverse ecosystems and provide a permanent home for our non-releasable Education Ambassadors. This center will be a place where people can connect with raptors up close, learn about their role in our environment, see behind the scenes of wildlife rehabilitation to learn more about the science of raptors and avian medicine, and be inspired to take action for wildlife conservation.
Organization name
Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (RMRP)
other names
RMRP
1987
Tax id (EIN)
90-0131614
Category
Animal-Related, Education, Environment
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
Mailing address only 2519 S. Shields St. #115Other
Physical address 720 E. Vine Drive Unit BWY, US
CO, US