BUNNER RIDGE —
Injured birds will soon have a new place to return to health.
The West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center (WVRRC) is relocating from a barn off Goshen Road to 285 acres in Bunner Ridge.
WVRRC is a non-profit organization that takes injured birds of prey and rehabilitates them back to health then releases the bird back into the wild.
Michael Book, director of the WVRRC, said in 1992 Col. Jack “Hardrock” Bunner left the property to them after the non-profit was working with a couple bald eagles that were shot.
“That’s when he got interested in it,” Book said. “We’ve been trying to raise enough money since then to move out here.”
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Mike Book displays Thunder, an American bald eagle during the annual Fairview July Fourth Celebration in 2011. Although Thunder has been a the Raptor Center for 21 years. the Fairview celebration was her first appearance on the Fourth of July. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book displays Thunder, an American bald eagle during the annual Fairview July Fourth Celebration in 2011. Although Thunder has been a the Raptor Center for 21 years. the Fairview celebration was her first appearance on the Fourth of July. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book displays Thunder, an American bald eagle during the annual Fairview July Fourth Celebration in 2011. Although Thunder has been a the Raptor Center for 21 years. the Fairview celebration was her first appearance on the Fourth of July. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book displays Thunder, an American bald eagle during the annual Fairview July Fourth Celebration in 2011. Although Thunder has been a the Raptor Center for 21 years. the Fairview celebration was her first appearance on the Fourth of July. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book displays Thunder, an American bald eagle during the annual Fairview July Fourth Celebration in 2011. Although Thunder has been a the Raptor Center for 21 years. the Fairview celebration was her first appearance on the Fourth of July. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book describes how they had to cut holes in the nets to release pressure on the construction from snow damage from a storm early in the season. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Stumps of trees are left in the enclosures for the birds, as much of the natural habitat was saved. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Tresses from the old facility were used in construction of the buildings. The new building in approximately twice as big. Shown here are the differences in color from the old and new tresses. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book demonstrates the running water at the new facility. The old facility did not have running water in the cage area. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book shows off the ICU cages. The new facility will have 16 ICU cages. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book stands on the deck of the education center that will over look the enclosures for the educational birds. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book stands in the walkway of the new bird enclosure. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Mike Book explains the perches. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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This golden eagle bench sits inside the education center waiting to be moved to its final spot on the deck when the center is completed. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
March 17, 2013
West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center relocating to Bunner Ridge: PHOTOS
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