AUSTRALIAN RAPTOR CARE

AND CONSERVATION INC.

Photographer: Angela Jansz

Supporters

& collaborators

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS VETERINARY CENTRE (SHVC)

Veterinary practice founded in Moss Vale, NSW Southern Highlands, in the early 1950’s by Alan Chittick, with Bill Beresford joining the clinic 1982 and becoming partner in the practice in 1988. Charlie Carter joined the practice in 2006 and became a partner in 2008. The Beresford and Carter practice was a truly mixed practice, providing both a growing companion animal service as well as large animal services (dairy and beef cattle, horses, alpacas, sheep and goats) to the Highlands region. Chris Watson joined the practice in 2010 and became a partner the following year, and the new Southern Highlands Veterinary Centre was opened in a large new purpose-built facility in 2013. The practice continues to grow, and provides veterinary care to farm animals, domestic and companion animals and wildlife across the Southern Highlands.

VETNOSTICS

Provides Veterinary Pathology services to NSW and the ACT as part of the Specialist Veterinary Services Pathology Network.

NSW NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NPWS)

NPWS is part of the Department of Planning and Environment. NPWS manages more than 890 national parks and reserves, covering over 7.5 million hectares of land (more than 9 percent of the land area in NSW). We are committed to conservation of our state's biodiversity and cultural heritage.

NSW WILDLIFE INFORMATION RESCUE AND EDUCATION SERVICE (WIRES)

WIRES is Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organisation, and has been rescuing and caring for sick, injured and orphaned native animals for over 35 years. Their mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife and inspire others to do the same. WIRES is providing significant national support for hundreds of projects to assist with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation across Australia and working nationally with strategic partners to support the long-term recovery of wildlife habitat and the long-term preservation of native species in the wild.

HIGHER GROUND RAPTOR CENTRE (HGRC)

Higher Ground Raptor Centre is an Australian bird of prey rehabilitation, release and education facility founded by licensed carer Peggy McDonald OAM CF. It is home to the Southern Hempishere’s first circular free-flight aviary, and facilities designed to accommodate all species of raptors through all rehabilitation stages, from intensive care through to pre-release conditioning, in one of four inter-connected circular flight aviaries. 

WILDLIFE RESCUE SOUTH COAST (WRSC)

Wildlife Rescue South Coast is a large and experienced wildlife rescue group in south east NSW which has been operating since the late 1980's. We cover the NSW South Coast region south of Wollongong to the Victorian border, taking in the Illawarra, Southern Highlands, part of the Southern Tablelands, Kangaroo Valley, the Shoalhaven and the Eurobodalla and Sapphire Coasts. Wildlife Rescue South Coast’s primary aim is to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned native wildlife to release them back to the wild. 

BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA

BirdLife Australia is leading the way in bird conservation. We work tirelessly to recover the most threatened wild bird species and restore local environments. For over 120 years, we’ve been at the forefront of bird conservation in Australia. Thanks to our supporters, and to the science which informs our actions, we’ve achieved some incredible outcomes for threatened birds – but now, we’re facing our greatest challenge yet: Australia’s extinction crisis.

EGGPICNIC

Eggpicnic is a Canberra-based design studio devoted to wildlife conservation set up by designers and birders Camila De Gregorio and Christopher Macaluso. We produce fine art prints and public art to end wildlife extinction through education. Creating characters that tread a fine line between art and design, we aim to capture the beauty of the natural world with the hope of inspiring others to protect it. We actively support conservation programs within Australia with profits from our work donated to support scientific research.

DR STEPHEN DEBUS

BA, Dip Natural Resources, Dip Ed, MSc, PhD 

Stephen Debus is an ornithologist whose research is on the conservation biology of woodland birds and raptors. He is considered one of Australia's foremost experts on raptors. His many publications include The owls of Australia: a field guide to Australian night birds (2009) and Birds of prey of Australia: a field guide (1998, 3rd edition 2019), for which he received a Whitley Award.

Debus was Editor of Australian bird watcher (later Australian field ornithology) from 1984 to 2015. Debus' contributions to Australian ornithology have included central roles in the Bird Observers Club, the Australian Raptor Association and the Australian Bird Study Association, as well as participation in recovery teams for the Regent Honeyeater and the Red Goshawk. Dr Debus is the author of over 100 refereed papers, books and book contributions. His most recent book, Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide (3rd ed.), was published in 2019 by CSIRO Publishing. We thank both the author and the publisher for their invaluable help and support. 

DR EMILY A. WILLOUGHBY

BA, MA, PhD

Emily is a paleoartist, writer, and researcher in behavioural genetics and cognitive psychology.  She is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the behaviour genetics lab of Dr. James J. Lee, exploring the genetic and cognitive causes of human intelligence in addition to its associated outcomes. In addition to research and teaching at the University of Minnesota, she is also a professional scientific illustrator and writer, specialising in research-based representations of prehistoric animals. Her second book, Drawing and Painting Dinosaurs, was published in 2022 by The Crowood Press. 

MERRAN LAVER

Merran is a professional proofreader with a particular interest in PhD submissions, and she has helped enormously with research into species ID.

NIC AUTON (LEGEND POTTERY)

A professional potter of over 35 years, Nic has simply followed his passion of creating items since an early age. A background in teaching combined with a love of the ocean has developed his somewhat unique and varied style. Self taught, his influences have been dominated by an approach of not taking life to seriously; this in turn has led to his work being sent to all corners of the globe, taking pride in the fact that his work is both durable and functional. Nic has been a supporter of ARCC Inc from the very start, and we are indebted particularly to his early dedication to fundraising.