Jackson Hole’s avian ambassadors

Jackson Hole’s avian ambassadors

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. At the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson, staffers say Hardeman, an 11-year-old red-tailed hawk, has an all-too-familiar story. A car struck the male raptor in 2017 and blinded his right eye. After being rescued and treated at the Alabama Wildlife Center, he failed a live-prey test, a requisite for release into the wild. So he became an ambassador at the Teton Raptor Center, where he loves flight training and shredding newsp…

Jackson Hole’s avian ambassadors

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. At the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson, staffers say Hardeman, an 11-year-old red-tailed hawk, has an all-too-familiar story. A car struck the male raptor in 2017 and blinded his right eye. After being rescued and treated at the Alabama Wildlife Center, he failed a live-prey test, a requisite for release into the wild. So he became an ambassador at the Teton Raptor Center, where he loves flight training and shredding newsp…