Conservation Work Is Carried Out At The International Centre For Birds Of Prey

NEWENT, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Bird staff Adam spends time with Moccas, a one year old Andean Condor at the ICBP (International Centre for Birds of Prey) on May 16, 2016 in Newent, England. Sharing such close contact with Condors is rare due to their size, and power they are able to generate with their beaks. Mocca has been with bird staff Adam and another, Holly, almost every day since hatching at the centre and the bond between them is one of trust. The ICBP is the oldest dedicated birds of prey centre in the world. Around 75 different species of birds of prey are looked after at the facilities in the Gloucestershire countryside, including Hawks, Eagles, Owls and Falcons from across the world. As well as accepting, treating and rehabilitating injured wild birds of prey from the UK, the centre runs a captive breeding programme, working in close partnership with the RSPB, (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) and ZSL (Zoological society London) Vulpro, Green Balkans and BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society) to help protect and sustain healthy populations of endangered and threatened species in their native countries. The ICBP is one of the few places in the world that have successfully bred Andean Condors, one of the world's largest flying bird and one that is endangered in it's native South America. The Centre undertakes international conservation programmes, including working with 'SAVE' (Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction) the 'South Asian Vulture Programme' which it has been involved in since 1999. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)