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Rescue Birds injured by Center City window collisions
ORGANIZATION: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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19 people are interested
Center City, Independence National Historic Park, and Ciocca Subaru monitors
Individuals needed, mornings mid-August through mid-November + April through May.
Currently need monitors for all days of the week. Best if volunteer can take a designated day each week, but substitute coverage or every other week coverage is great too.
Monitors patrol set morning routes throughout Center City and Independence National Historic Park Philadelphia, August - November, documenting and collecting injured and dead birds from 5:30-8:00AM.
Collected birds are bagged, labeled and delivered to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Live, injured birds are carefully caught and handed off to drivers who will transport them to the Schuylkill Wildlife Center for treatment at 7:45am at a meeting spot.
Training will be provided, no prior experience with birds necessary. To get involved as a monitor, email John Eskate at je594@drexel.edu
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About Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Location:
Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia, PA 19103, US
Mission Statement
Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science.
Description
Visitors to the Academy have the opportunity to get face-to-face with towering dinosaurs, meet live animals, and explore a tropical garden filled with live butterflies. Philadelphia’s natural history museum offers surprises for all ages, from changing interactive science exhibits to a children’s discovery center, a fossil dig, and opportunities to interact with real science experts.
The Academy’s working scientists spend their days focusing on critical global issues in biodiversity, evolution, and environmental science. In the field, Academy scientists have traveled as far as Vietnam to sample wild bird populations for emerging diseases such as avian influenza, and closer to home they have been studying the effects of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. These research efforts and many others enable the Academy to provide accurate, real-time scientific information to the public on environmental and sustainability matters.
The Academy’s collections contain more than 18 million specimens and archival treasures and rate among the world’s most significant in terms of geographic, biological, and historical depth and breadth. Many specimens in the Academy’s collections predate the institution’s founding and reflect the work of famous naturalists and scientists, including Thomas Jefferson, John James Audubon, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark. This "library of life" records the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth and preserves a long-term record of environmental change.
CAUSE AREAS
Animals,
Environment
WHEN
Thu Aug 15, 2024 - Wed Nov 13, 2024
05:30 AM - 08:00 AM
WHERE
Multiple locations Philadelphia, PA 19103
(39.95246 ,-75.174484 )
DATE POSTED
July 24, 2024
SKILLS
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Education
- Animal Care / Handling
- Environmental Science
- STEM
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1 to 2.5 hours. Monitors patrol set morning routes throughout Center City, at Ciocca Subaru, and Independence National Historic Park Philadelphia, August 15-November 15, documenting and collecting injured and dead birds from 5:30-8:00AM
- The data from these bird collisions are recorded on iNaturalist, and will help Bird Safe Philly to strategically advocate for bird-visible windows and building lighting modifications with locations with high rates of bird collisions.