birds of prey sanctuary

Nikela Volunteer Visits Raptor Center with Donation Check

Jul 6, 2012 · by Wildlife Margrit · In: Raptors Tagged: Bearded Vulture, birds of prey, birds of prey sanctuary, donation check, endangered species, Jessica Immelman, Nikela volunteer, Sanctuary, Shannon, vulture

Jessica Immelman hands off donation check from Nikela to Shannon Hoffman at Africa’s largest Bird of Prey Sanctuary to protect the endangered Bearded Vulture. It all began on Twitter. A mutual interest in wildlife set off a conversation and ended up with Jessica delivering a donation check to one of Nikela’s projects. “What an amazing place!” is what Jess had to say after witnessing Shannon’s bird of prey flight demonstration and experiencing a personal tour around Africa’s largest bird of prey sanctuary. Earlier this month Jess presented Shannon Hoffman with a $1,000 check to assist in her work with protecting…

Animal and Human Behavior

Jan 6, 2011 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Raptors Tagged: bird of prey, birds of prey sanctuary, blue heron, raptor, rhino, wildlife, wildlife conservation

“It’s the IRS!” I whisper to Russ as I almost drop my cell phone with excitement. Here we are with our daughter and husband walking along a brushy creek looking for another blue heron when my almost out of battery phone rings. Now, not too many people get excited by a call from the IRS, neither do I, normally, but this was about our pending 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status. It was mid July when we sent off our huge application packet to the IRS. It was two months later that we got an acknowledgement of receipt letter. Since…