Kentucky State Fair
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The Kentucky State Fair is right around the corner, from Thursday, August 14 - Sunday, August 24, 2014. RROKI will be in South Wing C for the entire fair, with live raptors to visit and learn about each day. This is our big fund raiser of the year, and your chance to support RROKI with your donations, and get cool raptor merchandise, such as t-shirts, hats and fabulous jewelry, as a premium for your donation. Aquila the Bald Eagle will be there for all to see on Saturday, August 16, Wednesday, August 20 and Saturday, August 23. Come to the air conditioned state fair for lots of fun!
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Help Protect Our Birds of Prey
Our work started in the 1980's with a group of dedicated volunteers. RROKI became incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1990. We are an all volunteer group dedicated to the rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey. We rely solely on the dedication of volunteers and the generosity of our supporters.
We take in between 250-300 sick, injured and orphaned raptors every year, and release over 60% back into the wild. We count on the public to help get injured birds to us. The birds may have been hit by cars, flown into windows, or gotten caught in barbed wire fences. Although protected by state and federal laws, we still receive raptors who have been shot and poisoned. The saddest cases are those young birds who have been "saved" by people and are now imprinted - they think they are people. Those unfortunate imprints cannot be released back into the wild although there is nothing physically wrong with them. They have a mental problem and don't know how to act like birds.
If you find an injured raptor, please call us at 502-491-1939 and leave a message if we can't get to the phone right away.
We take in between 250-300 sick, injured and orphaned raptors every year, and release over 60% back into the wild. We count on the public to help get injured birds to us. The birds may have been hit by cars, flown into windows, or gotten caught in barbed wire fences. Although protected by state and federal laws, we still receive raptors who have been shot and poisoned. The saddest cases are those young birds who have been "saved" by people and are now imprinted - they think they are people. Those unfortunate imprints cannot be released back into the wild although there is nothing physically wrong with them. They have a mental problem and don't know how to act like birds.
If you find an injured raptor, please call us at 502-491-1939 and leave a message if we can't get to the phone right away.
Rescue Line: 502-491-1939
Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Inc.
P.O. Box 206186
Louisville, KY 40250-6186
Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky, Inc.
P.O. Box 206186
Louisville, KY 40250-6186
