TRC: The First 30: Saving endangered raptors

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TRC: The First 30: Saving Endangered Raptors

TRC: The First 30: Saving endangered raptors

October 26, 2023

TRC Staff

2007

Bald eagle removed from federal endangered list.

2007

Dr. Pat Redig passes the torch as executive director to Dr. Julie Ponder.

2005

TRC published Raptors in Captivity, Guidelines for Care and Management, a reference adopted by the USFWS as the gold standard for maintaining a collection of raptor ambassadors.

2002

The first cases of West Nile virus infection admitted to TRC's hospital.

1999

The Patrick T. Redig Professorship in Raptor Medicine and Surgery was established (with a major gift from longtime supporters Doug and Wendy Dayton).

1990s and early 2000s

International veterinary residents complete rotations at TRC.

1999

Peregrine falcon came off the federal endangered species list

1998

An eaglet is thrown from its nest on the Gedney pickle factory property during a severe storm. It would survive and go on to produce around 20 offspring.

1997

TRC admits its 10,000th patient.

Mid 1990s

TRC traverses the early information superhighway in order to track and map osprey migrations on flyways.

Mid 1990s

TRC staff reimagined a fracture surgical repair method that revolutionizes how these injuries are repaired in raptors.

1993

TRC admits its 1000th bald eagle patient.

1989

TRC admits it's 5000th patient.

1988

The Gabbert Raptor Center opens to the public to provide a place for education about raptors and their roles in the environment.

1988

TRC admits its 500th bald eagle patient

1985

TRC staff developed a sensitive and accurate test for aspergillosis, the most common and fatal disease of raptors at the time.

1982

The last known peregrine falcon in MN was seen in 1963, Dr. Redig partnered with Dr. Bud Tordoff from the Bell Museum to release the first five of many captive-bred peregrine chicks.

1979

TRC admits its 100th bald eagle patient.

1978

TRC admits its 1000th patient.

1974

TRC is Founded.

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