Falconers and founders of River Valley Raptors Inc., Joe and Abbey Krumrie, join the Wisconsin Center for Wildlife to instruct a two-day, hands-on workshop: Introduction to Raptor Husbandry. The workshop covers raptor diets, health, housing, husbandry, training, and incorporating raptors into environmental education programming. Participants will also be introduced to aspects of falconry and legal requirements for keeping and caring for captive raptors.

Check out the syllabus to see a tentative schedule and topics covered in the workshop.

This course is open to captive wildlife professionals and UW-Stevens Point students taking the captive wildlife minor. We have five spots available for professionals!

Abbey and Joe Krumrie are Stevens Point alumni with degrees in Biology/Captive Wildlife and Wildlife Ecology. They met each other while working at the National Eagle Center.

Abbey later moved on to become the Director of Education for the Raptor Education Group Inc. and has been a Certified Professional Bird Trainer for the past five years. She has just become a general Falconer after apprenticing under Joe for the past two years.

Joe’s job moved him and Abbey back to the Driftless area, where they both grew up, and now have started a family. They are both passionate about the education and conservation of the driftless area, which led them to co-found River Valley Raptors, where they work as Executive Director and Curator of Birds, as well as serve on the board of Directors.

Together, they have 20 years of experience in falconry, training, and husbandry of raptors. Both Abbey and Joe are active members of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators (IAATE).