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Raptor Education Group, Inc (REGI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Antigo, Wisconsin, United States, dedicated to caring for injured or orphaned avian wildlife. It works with and temporarily cares for birds from endangered or threatened species "for rehabilitation and educational purposes."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=What REGI is )〕 REGI is a member of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, Raptor Research Foundation, and American Society of Ornithology. ==History and work== REGI was founded in 1990 by Marjorie and Don Gibson. Marge Gibson is a past president of the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. The stated goals of REGI are:
REGI focuses on helping raptors and swans, but accepts all wild birds. It cares for roughly 600 birds a year, over 150 birds at any one time.〔Statistic from (''Raptor Education Group Inc. Office Technology Makeover Revealed'' ), WSAW.com〕 REGI has had as many as 13 bald eagles in its care at once, and rehabilitated 14 trumpeter swans with lead poisoning in winter 2009.〔From the REGI (2009 newsletter ).〕 It regularly cares for owls, bald eagles, and cranes as well, including those injured by hunting and oil spills. It has been recognized for its work by the governor of Wisconsin, and by news agencies across the country.〔REGI gets an anecdote in the Governor's (2004 State of the State address ).〕 A bald eagle suffering from West Nile virus that was rehabilitated in 2002 has since been instrumental into research into the illness, having been tracked since its release into the wild. In 2008, the group rehabilitated a sandhill crane with an arrow shot through its torso, work that was noted in the UK ''Guardian'', ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and the ''Wisconsin Journal Sentinel''.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raptor Education Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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