Who We Are?
Our Mission Statement
We remain committed to ensuring the global conservation of all birds of prey and owls through conservation breeding, defending habitats, facilitating education and research in whatever ways possible, and the offering of assistance and advice where needed.
In 2022 due to the impact of Covid, potential new legislation, and the growing risks of Avian Influenza, the Board and management decided to close the public side of ICBP. The collection were all found first-class new homes. It was resolved to concentrate on those aspects of conservation that ICBP has always been very good at achieving.
The changes meant that we reviewed our aims and objectives, tailoring them to our new direction.
Our aims
ICBP has over its many decades, led the world in the conservation breeding of birds of prey, sharing that experience both practically and through publications and advice. This will continue on site for the life of the Hen Harrier Southern release project, and off site for years to come. ICBP has also worked on the breeding and release of the three critically endangered Gyps vultures in South Asia and that continues on in the future. Other projects may come up needing ICBP’s involvement as time goes on.
Although conservation breeding can be very important, it is often the last resort in a conservation project. Understanding and protecting habitats is often far more crucial. Nature has an amazing way of recovering if the circumstances allow. ICBP will encourage habitat change and protection through grant giving where possible and valid and working with stake holders. The Hen Harrier Brood Management trial in the North of England is a good example of working with stakeholders on the continued use of specific habitats and species use.
These days the internet plays a huge part in education and is accessible for almost all around the world, it is indeed truly global in its reach. ICBP will use this facility to spread its expertise on birds of prey, their conservation, their husbandry in captivity, rehabilitation, and the work that ICBP achieves. The information will be free for all to use.
When ICBP was a public facility, it made the collection of birds and its expertise, available for research where it was valuable to the species and non-invasive for the birds. The collection has now been found new excellent homes with only a very few birds left on the original site for research. However, research is ongoing with the conservation breeding of Hen Harriers. Research will also be facilitated by offering various grants to applicants who need funding or assistance in scientific projects. These again must benefit the species involved and where individuals are involved be of benefit to them.
YOU CAN HELP
None of the above would be possible without the help and support of others. You can make a difference and help us to help them. Whatever you can afford is much appreciated.
