Hillary Hankey

Animal Training

Using the Constructional Approach to Address Glove Avoidance

Earlier this year, our team was faced with a common problem. We started opening up…

Hillary HankeyAugust 7, 2026

Animal Training

What is an Advanced Animal Trainer?

Each year we host an Advanced Animal Training workshop, which attracts not just professional bird…

Hillary HankeyJuly 31, 2026

Animal Training

Why Celebrate National Zookeeper Week?

Why do we take a whole week to celebrate the role of zookeepers every year?…

Hillary HankeyJuly 24, 2026

Podcast

83 What to do when a bird of prey won’t step up

What should you do when a bird of prey avoids the trainer, flushes during an…

Hillary HankeyJuly 9, 2026

Conservation Native Species

Notes from the Field: Following Winter Kestrels with Motus

Tiny Tags, Big Questions: Tracking American Kestrels from the Salton Sea Our Conservation Biologist, Teresa…

Hillary HankeyJune 18, 2026

Podcast

82 From our Owl Ambassador Masterclass: Health and Quarantine Considerations with Your New Owl

This is an excerpt from our Masterclass on How to Raise an Ambassador Owl.…

Hillary HankeyJune 5, 2026

Conservation

How Our Ambassador Birds Helped Build Avian Behavior Conservancy’s Research Impact

When most people meet one of our conservation ambassador birds, they see an unforgettable educational…

Hillary HankeyJanuary 22, 2026

Conservation

Why January is Important for Bird Conservation

Most people think bird conservation happens in spring and summer, when birds are nesting, raising…

Hillary HankeyJanuary 16, 2026

Animal Training Bird of Prey Training

How to Use Telemetry for Your Free Flighted Bird

If flying birds has piqued your interest, you might have a question or two about…

Hillary HankeyJanuary 13, 2026

Conservation

Following Our Kestrels: How Motus Tracking Helps Us See an Invisible World

If you’ve ever watched noticed kestrels in the grasslands here in San Diego or other…

Hillary HankeyJanuary 6, 2026

Using the Constructional Approach to Address Glove Avoidance

What is an Advanced Animal Trainer?

Why Celebrate National Zookeeper Week?

83 What to do when a bird of prey won’t step up

Notes from the Field: Following Winter Kestrels with Motus

82 From our Owl Ambassador Masterclass: Health and Quarantine Considerations with Your New Owl

How Our Ambassador Birds Helped Build Avian Behavior Conservancy’s Research Impact

Why January is Important for Bird Conservation

How to Use Telemetry for Your Free Flighted Bird

Following Our Kestrels: How Motus Tracking Helps Us See an Invisible World

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