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We have reached our goal! Big thank-you to everyone who has contributed to our fundraiser through donations, gift shop purchases, and raffle participation. Please remember that every dollar counts towards food, vet visits, research materials, and enrichment. And don’t forget to purchase a coloring page of Griffin,

We are so close to reaching our goal of $15k! Whatever we raise between May 1st and July 2nd will be matched by the Sterner family. To celebrate, our movie stars had a red carpet photo-shoot! Total lab maintenance and bird care costs come to around 160k/year,

Thanks to personal donations, raffle and gift shop purchases, we have raised nearly $13,000 towards the Sterner Challenge! Everything raised between May 1 and July 2 (up to $15,000), the Sterner family will match dollar for dollar! Enjoy our Sterner Challenge Update photo-shoot with the birds on

We have now raised almost $6,000 from personal donations and gift shop purchases by our generous supporters! If we reach at least $10,000 by July 2, the Sterner family will match it! Don’t forget to donate using PayPal on our website here–all donations go towards the care

We have currently raised over $4,000 towards the Sterner Match Challenge! Big thank you to everyone who has personally donated or purchased from the Gift Shop–if we raise at least $10,000 between May 1 and July 2, the Sterner family will match! These fundraisers are essential to

Spring has sprung, and summer is right around the corner! Right now we are offering 10% off the Alex Foundation Ball Cap and Beverage Koozie, originally $20 together, now $18 for the pair! Grab this deal in our Gift Shop and sport these perfect accessories at any

Yesterday, Griffin picked the winning raffle ticket! The winner is Jan Strong. Thank you to everyone who donated toward the raffle to win this beautiful, hand-crocheted African Grey by Lora from Lora’s Lovables! All donations for this raffle will be matched as part of the Sterner Family

Do you want to win this one-of-a-kind, hand-crocheted African Grey? The Sterner Match Challenge formally begins May 1st, at which point all donations up to $15,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar (once we reach our $10,000 goal). This April, one of our supporters, Lora from Lora’s Lovables, has

Happy Hatchdays to Griffin and Athena! We had a little party to celebrate Griffin’s 23rd (Saturday, April 14th) and Athena’s 5th hatchday (tomorrow, April 17th). Banerry corknut yummybread was shared by all! In other news, keep an eye out for an upcoming raffle, to be posted soon…

Dr. Pepperberg’s podcast interview with the National Gallery of Art is now available here. “In an interview on January 10, 2018, Kristen Gonzalez, curatorial assistant of northern baroque paintings, and Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Harvard scientist and renowned expert on animal cognition, discuss the lively interactions between parrots