Working with rehabilitated birds of prey as education ambassadors is rewarding work, but it can be fraught with challenges as well. From working with unruly (and opinionated!) audiences to dealing with heartbreaking avian losses and health issues, it can feel thankless at times. In this episode, we focus on two big issues: working with a volunteer staff and sensitive birds coming from a place of trauma. Volunteers are the backbone of many wildlife rehabilitation centers, and their work is crucial to the survival of so many birds. But managing a volunteer staff can have unique obstacles when it comes to working with sensitive education birds as well. We still have spots in our Bird of Prey workshop at the beginning of March 2023 Our virtual conference AvOCET is at the end of March '23 and is filled with incredible speakers! Join the Avian Behavior Lab with a free 14 day trial with the coupon code AVIAN