{"id":14679,"date":"2018-04-10T14:49:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T14:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chouetteavoir.ca\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:57:25","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chouetteavoir.ca\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” full_height=”yes” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ fix_column=”” hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” icons_position=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1614027949251{background-color: #f4f2ef !important;}” el_class=”contact-block-with-padding”][vc_empty_space alter_height=”small” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529407267430{margin-bottom: 0rem !important;}”]

Mission<\/h1><\/div>[vc_empty_space hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529408848489{margin-bottom: 0rem !important;}”][vc_column_text]Chouette \u00e0 voir!<\/em> is the front window that allows the public to follow the work of the Union qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de rehabilitation des oiseaux de proie (UQROP). This non-profit organization has one mission: the conservation of birds of prey and of their natural habitats. To do so, it has set up a network for the rehabilitation of birds of prey, it follows the health of these birds, it educates the general public and it trains people to work in this field.<\/p>\n
Chouette \u00e0 voir! <\/em>contributes to this mission :<\/h5>\n

Visitors can witness the final steps of birds of prey rehabilitation. It is the place where wild birds of prey admitted in the UQROP network come to exercise their flight before they are sent back to the wild. Did you know that almost every birds of prey cured are released directly at Chouette \u00e0 voir?<\/em><\/p>\n

Chouette \u00e0 voir! staff also contributes by sharing their passion for birds of prey and do public awareness by many ways: presentations of birds in flight, interactive workshop in school, general public conferences, virtual workshop and even more![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space alter_height=”small” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529407275038{margin-bottom: 0rem !important;}”]<\/span><\/span>Our mission in video (in French)<\/span><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”4\/12″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”1585″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_empty_space alter_height=”large” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=””]

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Why do we protect birds of prey?<\/h3><\/div>[vc_empty_space alter_height=”small” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332455120{margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;}”][vc_column_text]In Qu\u00e9bec, there are 27 species of birds of prey. Each one of these species is protected, and 5 of them are considered to be vulnerable. All individuals that are found, be they injured or dead, have to be declared and brought to wildlife protection officers or to the UQROP. As apex predators, birds of prey are at the top of the food chain and are small in numbers. They serve as indicators of the environment\u2019s health by accumulation of toxic products, and they are also considered sentinels for emerging diseases. They occupy a wide variety of habitats and suffer from their destruction. The release of a bird of prey is a powerful symbol for public awareness. These birds are often persecuted and they face several obstacles when cohabiting with humans. It is therefore important to educate the public as to the importance of an ecological equilibrium.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332475414{margin-bottom: 0.9rem !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_empty_space height=”0″ alter_height=”none” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332636806{margin-bottom: -0.7rem !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”1612″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1614027808552{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #fff9f9 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_empty_space height=”0″ alter_height=”none” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332636806{margin-bottom: -0.7rem !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”1618″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”]

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION : ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES<\/h3><\/div>[vc_empty_space alter_height=”small” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332455120{margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;}”][vc_column_text]To educate, we must first amaze the public with these birds in order to stimulate their desire to protect something that they find beautiful. Chouette \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole, the travelling educational program, does approximately 350 conferences per year in schools, libraries, parks, ornithological clubs, companies and shows. These presentations demystify the biology and the behaviour of birds of prey. They encourage new generations to develop an interest towards the richness and the fragility of our environment, thus inciting them to become ecologically responsible citizens.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529332475414{margin-bottom: 0.9rem !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” hide_bg_image_on_tablet=”” hide_bg_image_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1549185216369{background-color: #f4f2ef !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column icons_position=”left”][vc_empty_space alter_height=”large” hide_on_wide=”” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1549189642850{margin-bottom: -0.7rem !important;}”]

History and Achievements<\/h1><\/div>[vc_empty_space alter_height=”medium” hide_on_desktop=”” hide_on_notebook=”” hide_on_tablet=”” hide_on_mobile=”” css=”.vc_custom_1529333479841{margin-bottom: -1rem !important;}”]