The IndependentIf you are interested in birds of prey, you are not going to want to miss the Southwest Wildlife Foundation’s presentation, which includes live raptors, in Cedar City on Monday, Feb. 2.
The Southwest Wildlife Foundation is happy to present a family-friendly program which includes a power-point presentation with outstanding photos and video of birds of prey found throughout the western United States. This lively presentation will teach the public about raptors and their habitat in a fun and informal manner, including stories of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.
The program will be held at Cedar City’s North Elementary School, 550 W. 200 N., and will begin at 6:30PM. The program will last approximately 90 minutes. Presenters would like to remind the public that this program may not be suitable for very small children.
With live raptors at the program, community members will have the opportunity to see and learn about the animals first up close and personal. A question and answer period will finish the show included giving the audience the opportunity to actively participate.
While designed to teach wildlife values, respect and conservation, what sets this program apart from other wildlife programs is the presenter, Mr. Martin Tyner, a federally licensed forty years veteran wildlife rehabilitator, educator, master falconer and author.
Martin Tyner gives hundreds of programs all over the western United States with his friend – a live golden eagle named Scout – each year, but this program will be adapted to engage his hometown Cedar City audience, offering a unique ability to interact with the birds.
Martin Tyner started caring for the sick, injured and orphaned wild critters in his home town of Simi Valley, California at age twelve. At age nineteen he was hired as curator of birds of prey at Busch Gardens, California. He worked in the movie and television industry training big cats, elephants, primates, sea mammals and raptors.
Martin is a federally licensed falconer, eagle falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, wildlife propagator, wildlife and environmental educator. He has been providing wildlife and environmental programs through the western United States, to schools, scouts and community groups for over forty years. He provides intergenerational Road Scholar programs through Dixie State University, has lectured at college and university convocations, taught summer classes at Southern Utah University, “The Ancient Art of Falconry and Shakespeare,” and performed in the Green Show with his raptors for the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
He is the founder of the Southwest Wildlife Foundation, Inc., a wildlife rescue and environmental education organization. With the help of his golden eagle, Bud they received a donation of 22.6 acres of beautiful canyon property from PacifiCorp for the development of a permanent wildlife rescue facility and a nature park in Cedar City, Utah, now known at the Cedar Canyon Nature Park.
