The Peregrine Fund

Recovering The California condor in Arizona and Utah: California condors remain critically endangered, and The Peregrine Fund manages one of The largest captive populations in The world at its headquarters in boise, Idaho. Only 22 individuals existed in 1982, but through captive breeding and release of condors to The wild, there are more than 500 in The world today. To date, we have released 238 condors, confirmed 56 wild-hatched young, and with continued releases and close management, we are holding steady in overall restoration efforts and making annual progress. A milestone event occurred in fall 2019 when The 1,000th nestling was hatched. This bird also became The first nestling to fledge successfully from its nest at zion national park. (continued on schedule o)in 2022, The southwest population of condors reached 114 individuals and continues to grow. Lead poisoning remains The principal mortality agent and lead-caused deaths continue at unsustainable rates. Movements and behavior of The condor flock in northern Arizona and southern Utah are monitored daily due to this ongoing threat. Management agencies in Arizona and Utah continue efforts to reduce lead available during respective big-game hunting seasons; nearly 90% of engaged deer hunters in each state hunting within The immediate range of The condor have taken action to reduce lead exposure. Additional sources of exposure have been discussed and are being addressed to eliminate lead as a threat and allow condors to reach long-term sustainable levels and be fully restored.

Education at The Peregrine Fund's world center for birds of prey: education is a cornerstone of our conservation philosophy at The Peregrine Fund and The world center for birds of prey is The central hub of education activity. A knowledgeable and inspired citizenry is key to solving myriad environmental issues. Birds of prey are inherently interesting to any audience, and through our unique programming people learn to value raptors and The landscapes upon which they rely. Construction was again disruptive to our summer operations in fy22, but despite this, engagement continues to increase post pandemic. Through our free school field-trip programming, we directly interface with more than 5,000 children annually, positively transforming attitudes, behavior, and values. (continued on sch. O)we hosted 45,521 visitors onsite in fy 2022, an increase of 55% over The prior year, but 13% lower than our record, pre-pandemic visitation of 2019. We hosted just 1,780 students on school-endorsed field trips, and an additional 545 children visited with summer day camps. Despite a school bus driver shortage, 79% of visiting students were from rural districts and private schools. In response, we piloted an open house format for large home school co-ops with 6 open house sessions we hosted 500 additional students. Our online reviews remained excellent in 2022, and according to The travel website trip advisor, we again finished The year as The number two attraction in boise. Google and facebook reviews came in at 4.8/5 and 4.9/5 respectively. A consistent theme in our reviews is our friendly and knowledgeable volunteers and staff, The heart of The Peregrine Fund's world center for birds of prey. Our current team of volunteers numbers more than 150 dedicated ambassadors for raptor conservation. We are grateful for The commitment from our incredible volunteers, some of whom have been with us for more than 20 years! Our consistent and growing volunteer base is crucial to delivering our programming in a cost-effective manner, and they serve as our biggest advocates in The communities we serve. Through meaningful connections with individuals, we inspire people to value raptors and take action.

Madagascar: due to an immense diversity of endemic species and rapid rates of habitat loss, madagascar is one of The world's highest conservation priorities. The Peregrine Fund's madagascar program has rediscovered 3 endangered species, created four national protected areas (pa) totaling 189,036 hectares (467,118 acres), assisted 29 local community associations surrounding The pas and has provided financial support, training and educations for two post-doctorate degrees, 10 doctoral degrees, 69 master of science-equivalent degrees and 21 bachelor of science degrees to malagasy university students. (continued on schedule o)raptors and other biodiversity monitoring: at The two wetland sites, tsimembo-manambolomaty and mandrozo pa, for The critically endangered madagascar fish eagle 13 territorial pairs were recorded with 5 young fledging and 5 pair, respectively. Waterbird surveys at The two wetland sites 36 species (6 threatened) composed of 8,252 individuals and 38 species (5 threatened) made up of 4,183 individuals, respectively. Lemur monitoring recorded 336 individuals of 8 species and 396 of four species, respectively. At The northern site: bemanevika pa, waterbird monitoring recorded 26 species composed of 6,236 individuals (7 threatened species) including The critically endangered madagascar pochard (71 individuals). For reforestation activities at The four pas a total of 554,782 sapling trees were planted in 298 hectares by 2,674 local association members and families.for public environmental education: 42 information panels were installed at The surrounding villages of The pas. Various activities were carried out on environmental education, in organizing four public events in four villages for The mangrove and wetland days, The environment and forest days, The pond heron festival, and The tsimembo and mandrozo games with 4,075 local people assisting in The organized events. In addition, 240 students of The environmental clubs were put into force in The environmental education activities and in The initiation on The lavaka (soil erosion stabilization) campaign. Benefits to The local communities and associations surrounding The four pas were: at tsimembo-manambolomaty pa donated 369 beehives to 117 beneficiaries; at mandrozo pa donated 5 fiberglass canoes to The local associations, one motorized tiller, one refrigerator with solar charging and 188 vaccine vials for poultry husbandry, tree nursery training for five local people and 3,500 kg of peanuts to 175 families; and at bemanevika and mahimborondro pas donated 600 packs of vegetable, 360 kg, 2,200 kg of beans and one refrigerator for covid-19 vaccination campaign, and a community adaptation plan was elaborated for each of The four communes, which will be used to enhance The local development and to face climate change impacts. Spread among The four pas for student education at The local community schools donations included: 13,000 copybooks, 1,000 chalk slates, 1,000 pens, 600 pencils, 50 boxes of chalk, 600 erasers, 600 school compasses, 2,400 rulers, 2 blackboards, and 140 chairs and tables for 2,095 pupils, supporting salaries for 10 teachers. For The pas local associations: 10 training workshops organized for The local associations, with 643 beneficiaries, concerning The capacity building on The activity management, natural resource community management, tree nursery, locally making of energy efficient cooking stoves, community patrols, participatory ecological monitoring, vsla (village savings and loan association) exchange visit, on gender, and on community diagnostic for local development planning.

The northern aplomado falcon was once a part of The dynamic and diverse wildlife community associated with our southwestern grasslands, but The species disappeared during The early 20th century. Our efforts to restore aplomado falcons during The past two decades are demonstrating The need to conserve these important habitats and The biological diversity found within them. We have developed and deployed a unique artificial nest structure that improves aplomado falcon nest success and productivity and has application to other species where habitat and nest sites may be limited, and we continue to improve on this design by exploring The use of longer-lasting materials like aluminum in their construction. To date, we have installed 230 structures with approximately 70 in service throughout The range of The recovering south Texas population. During almost 30 years of this recovery effort, some of The falcon population has experienced localized hurricanes but none as severe as hurricane harvey. As a result of that storm, we observed in 2018 a loss of 10 pairs in The northern population, a 56% reduction from 2017. We are also working to understand The degree to which aplomado falcons are exposed to contaminants. At The top of The food chain, The aplomado falcon serves as an "indicator species" of environmental quality in its tendency to accumulate contaminants in tissues and eggs. Overall, at The northern extent of The species range, The aplomado falcon is regaining its place as an integral part of The grassland ecosystem from which it had been absent for almost 50 years.

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