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History of Eagle Encounters |
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Eagle Encounters was founded in 2001 by Hank and Tracy Chalmers. The
land, generously donated by Spier Wine Farm, provides the perfect
location for our rehabilitation, release, conservation, education and
eco-tourism programmes. Eagle Encounters is a self-funded Non-Profit
Organization.
Hank Chalmers met his
first falcon when he was about 5 - his father was one of the first
falconers in South Africa, trained by an American. By the time he was 8,
Hank was in love with raptors (and a certain beautiful black eagle).
Many years later, he and Tracy decided to become active players in the
conservation arena and preserve South Africa's raptors for their
children and future generations. Tracy left the corporate world to
administrate and market Eagle Encounters, and Hank is hands on with
rescue, rehabilitation and the conservation programmes. Their home is
filled with animals of all sorts, and their three children thrive in an
environment where porcupines, meerkats and raptors are welcome day and
night.
Today Eagle Encounters is a
much-loved centre, visited by both locals and tourists from around the
world.
Source: official web of
Eagle
Encounters (2015)
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