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Eagle Encounters | Stellenbosch

Eagle Encounters | Stellenbosch
Eagle Encounters | Stellenbosch
Eagle Encounters | Stellenbosch

In the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands, Eagle Encounters – a bird of prey centre with a difference, offers visitors a personal encounter opportunity with eagles and owls and amazing daily interactive shows. 

The daily shows  give visitors the chance to interact with the birds and photograph them whilst the experience handlers free-fly several different birds of prey. The shows is very informative and will also give you the chance to see how the different type of raptors find their prey.

About Us

It all started with  Hank & Tracy Chalmers, after realizing the dire need for such a centre in the Western Cape, they founded Eagle Encounters in 2001. The land they use was generously donated by Spier and provides the perfect location for Eagle Encounters to do rehabilitation, release, conservation, education & eco-tourism programmes. Thanks to Hank and Tracy’s efforts, Eagle Encounters boasts the largest raptor education program in the Western Cape

Eagle Encounters receives birds that have been injured, poisoned, abused and hand-reared. ‘Our first priority, in every case, is to rehabilitate and release as soon as possible’. Only hand-reared birds are retained for education purposes. 

Interaction bridges the gap between passive awareness and an active will to conserve.

Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better
~ Einstein

Objectives

EAGLE ENCOUNTERS’ core function is the rehabilitation of birds of prey. We receive birds that have been injured; poisoned or confiscated – our primary objective in every case being to release healthy; fit; successfully hunting and able-breeding raptors back into the wild.

To date, out of  all the birds received at Eagle Encounters; 30% have  been released; 35% are still in the rehabilitation-for-release process; 15% have proved non-releasable and there has been a 20% mortality rate, we proudly boast an extremely successful 65% overall release rate.

(Statistics is subject to constant change)





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