Oxford Bird Rescue

Oxford Bird Rescue is a rehabilitation dedicated facility in Canterbury (NZ) for Birds of Prey. We primarily work with Little Owls and Harrier Hawks (kāhu) as they are the two main raptors in our area but we also take in Morepork (Ruru) and New Zealand Falcon (Karearea). At this stage there are no Barn owl colonies in the South Island but that is also a bird we are able to work with. As we are a small, self funded husband and wife team we do not have the resources or manpower to collect birds so we do rely on people being able to bring them to us. We operate the shelter around our jobs so we do not have set hours but do try to make ourselves available as often as we can. Some birds will be cared for here while others will be passed on to the appropriate organisation depending on what they are and the circumstances. OBR looks to engage the local community in the work they do and encourage people to get involved in the rescue, rehabilitation and release stages. We have been involved in animal welfare and conservation for a number of years and originally started in bird rescue volunteering at Canterbury Raptor Rescue back in 2011 rehabbing their owls. In 2016 Canterbury Raptor Rescue was taken over by Oxford Bird Rescue and the focus on all raptors was undertaken. We have contacts in a number of government and non government organisations that deal with animal welfare, bird rescue and conservation issues. OBR is not a charity and is self funded. Any donations of food or equipment is gladly accepted.