Morse is a citizen scientist who has over 30 years of expertise in the conservation of Birds of Prey. He is a Master Bander for The Canadian Wildlife Service and Alberta Environment & Parks, and a licensed Falconer in the province of Alberta. He has a keen knowledge of raptors and their environment - he has banded over 6000 of them and has contributed this data to the CWS and USGS, which monitor North American bird populations. His special skill is tree climbing and has scaled up to 80’ heights to band or get chicks back to safety. There are many instances of storms destroying nests, so Morse provides newly constructed nests to replace the damaged ones, with a high success rate for the adults and orphaned chicks. Installation and construction of nest boxes has been a perennial project of his ongoing work for cavity nesting birds, such as Saw-whet Owls, Peregrine Falcons and American Kestrels. Morse’s falconry experience allows him to train orphaned and injured raptors to hunt on their own and get back to the wild. Partnering with numerous rehabilitation organizations, Morse is actively involved in the training, fostering, well-being and release of injured and fostered birds.

 

“These are challenging times for wildlife. I’m dedicated, motivated and happy to stand behind BARCA’s goal to expand and sustain natural spaces for all wildlife habitat, to collect scientific data, and to promote awareness”.