The Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center

Steve With Eagle

Raptor Center
James Python
MISSION STATEMENT

The Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center strives to provide quality environmental education for visitors of all ages.  The Center exists to support Georgia Southern University in its environmental education programs, as well as to provide wildlife encounters for the school children and citizens of this region.  All species of native Georgia fauna are within the scope of the Center’s endeavors.  The critical role of humans in the environment is the unifying theme for its programs.

 
OVERVIEW OF THE CENTER
Five beautiful acres in the heart of the Georgia Southern University campus is the setting for The Center for Wildlife Education and The Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center. A self-guided boardwalk tour winds through habitats, including a wetlands area, an old-growth forest, and a mountain display. This provides an opportunity to view our native raptors in their natural environments. An elevated walkway allows visitors an unobstructed and up-close encounter with a Bald Eagle nest, complete with a live Eagle!  An amphitheater, which seats 150 people, is used for live “wildlife programs” and “flight shows.”  Inside is a classroom used for educational programs and hands-on activities.