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  • We are proud to be one of the area's most efficient wildlife rescue and educational organizations


    We hope you find your visit here informative and fun!

    Finding a rehabber: We cannot be everywhere.  We are only local in the Raleigh NC area.  If you need a rehabber for any other location, or for animals other than Raptors, please use the link on our main page to find a rehabber in your area.

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Welcome...

Our New Web Site

Beanca the EagleWelcome to our The New American Wildlife Refuge web site! We are still building the site, so please bear with us as we fix our minor errors. In the mean time, visit and enjoy!  

We want to say a special thank you to Amy at Lowlande Web Design for the donation of our new webs site and content management system, and Johnson at Jotada.com for the donation of our web space.

Locate a Rehabber

 Found an injured animal and need help with it? There are several rehab organizations in North Carolina. We have compiled a list of of contact names and organizations to help you find the help you need. Remember, The animal's life is in your hands, do not just assume you know what to do, call in someone that can help you.
Click here for a list of NC Rehabbers



Learn to Rehab with us

 Want to rehab raptors? The American Wildlife Refuge, in cooperation with Wake Technical Community College is offering the course "Practical Wildlife Rehabilitation - Raptors" {course id number 40466} at WTCC's North Campus. The class is Monday nights from 7-9:30 pm July 6th - August 3rd, and include Live bird "Labs" at the American Wildlife Refuge's educational gardens Sunday afternoons from 1-3 pm July 12th - August 2nd This course will work towards your federal licensing for raptor rehab. The course has also been approved by the NC Veterinary for 13.5 hours of the required yearly CEUs for Vets and Vet Techs.

Click here to get to Wake Tech's web site!



Make A Donation Online!

 Want to help us? Here is your opportunity to make a contribution visit our new page and make a donation through PayPal

Click here to visit our donations page!



Read About Our Educational Animals

 What happens to a wild animal after it is injured. If it is able to, we return it to the wild. But what about those that are too badly injured? You cannot return a bird that can not fly to the wild it has no chance to survive. For those that are not able to return to the wild, we have our educational programs. With some minor adjustments birds can live a long and health life and provide us with valuable educational tools. A child learns so much more when they come face to face with a live eagle than they do from a dozen films and videos of the animal.

Click here to get to know our birds 

Click here for pictures of the birds