HOW TO RAISE AN AMBASSADOR OWL
Learn how to raise and train a conservation ambassador to spread connections for critical preservation challenges.
Raising and training conservation ambassadors for a life in the public eye is no easy task. The animal needs to represent its species, the plight of its environment and resources, provide connections with challenges near and far, all while exhibiting natural behaviors in a wide variety of conditions.
Owls can offer unique challenges to animal trainers based on their natural history. Early socialization and positive reinforcement training makes a huge difference in their success as education ambassadors.
This Masterclass covers several different training journeys with our owls as we prepare them for their first education program.
Chapter 1: The importance of owl ambassadors and considerations for arrival
Lesson 1: Introduction to ambassadorship
Lesson 2: Home space and species
Lesson 3: Age and Transport
Chapter 2: Baby owl behavior
Lesson 1: Body language
Lesson 2 Early socialization
Lesson 3: The role of imperfection
Chapter 3: Early Training with Your Ambassador Owl
Lesson 1: Socialization and developmentally appropriate activities
Lesson 2: Step up training
Lesson 3: The power of enrichment
Lesson 4: Habituating to novel stimuli
Chapter 4: Transitions
Lesson 1: Putting on equipment
Lesson 2: Moving out to mews
Lesson 3: Crate work
Lesson 4: Flights to glove
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Backsliding and hard transitions
lesson 2: When or if to start weight management
Lesson 3: Talking about captive-bred ambassadors
You'll have access to a suite of training goodies in this Masterclass.
VIDEO LESSONS
Our multi-media lessons show students the exact steps we take in chronological order.
COMMUNITY FORUM
Access to a designated community forum for discussion.
This class is the only one of its kind!
Discover some of the most progressive, positive reinforcement based methods to training an owl for a life of professional conservation education to promote the preservation of biodiversity.
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Single Payment
275$ one time
* Lessons including step by step training
* Real life training sessions and examples
* How to's and why nots
Have questions?
Here are some of our commonly asked questions.
We will be teaching the class right up through creance training. Free flight training is very risky and highly individual to your experience level and training environment. We strongly recommend having an in-person mentor when training free flight.
This Masterclass covers raising and training owls for professional conservation education purposes. We do not condone the keeping of owls as pets as they do not make good pets, and in many areas it is not legal. All of our owls have permits for education under state and federal permitting regulations.
Premium Members get a 25% discount.
This class covers our work with several species of owls, and we cover the different species differences. Our work spans twelve species of owl, and we are excited to bring you this comprehensive resource.
You will have lifetime access to the class, and when we update it, you will be notified of those updates.
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