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<\/p>\nThe Audubon Center for Birds of Prey has been quietly serving both the human and avian residents of Central Florida for over 40 years. Much of the hard work provided to continue their rehabilitation and rapport care efforts \u2014 as well as their community environmental education \u2014 has been generously donated by volunteers.\n<\/p>\n
While they have been able to maintain a steady presence, the center is constantly searching for new volunteers.\n<\/p>\n
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Audubon Center for Birds of Prey volunteers get the opportunity to interact with raptors in the clinic. (COURTESY OF THE AUDUBON CENTER FOR BIRDS OF PREY)<\/p>\n
Carrie Mohanna, the Audubon Center\u2019s special projects coordinator, said that even with roughly 120 volunteers working at the center every week, they still need more.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got clinic volunteers. We have volunteers that help us clean our aviaries and feed our resident birds \u2026 We have an enrichment program, so that\u2019s making toys for birds,\u201d Mohanna said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
The opportunities range widely for any bird lover looking to get up close and personal or preferring to watch from afar. Along with volunteers in the clinic and cleaning areas, the center also needs volunteers to assist with education efforts, food preparation and feeding of the raptors, and repairs for the habitats and perches.\n<\/p>\n
Mohanna said that volunteer schedules are very flexible and can range from weekly shifts to occasional help at events. While some work, such as the raptor care, requires a bit more training and experience, there are plenty of opportunities for smaller commitments.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing a nonprofit organization, the value of volunteers is never underestimated here. We\u2019re always grateful for everything they do for us,\u201d Mohanna said.\n<\/p>\n
Those interested in volunteering with the Audubon Center can apply online or via email to CBOPvolunteer@audubon.org.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey has been quietly serving both the human and avian residents of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-267548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}