Avangrid Foundation Awards $140,000 to Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers
23 Fevereiro 2024 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Funds will be used to train interns, combat the
Avian Influenza, build new flight cages, expand rehabilitation
facilities, and more
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The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of
leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR),
today announced a record total of $140,000 in grants to 15 wildlife
rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation
Program. Now in its eighth year, Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife
Rehabilitation Program has given a total of more than $650,000 in
grants to centers nationwide.
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“Climate change is rapidly altering our ecosystems, creating
significant impacts on wildlife and their habitats,” said Pedro
Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “We are very proud to help combat these risks
through the Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.
A clean energy future is not possible without investments like this
in wildlife protection and conservation efforts.”
This year’s round of grantees spans fourteen states and includes
nine returning and six new grant recipients. The funds will support
a wide range of efforts, including operational capabilities and
expanding outreach to communities within the service area of the
Avangrid family of companies to improve knowledge and awareness of
wildlife resources.
“This program continues to grow and evolve each year,” said
Pablo Colón, director of corporate citizenship at Avangrid and
executive director of the Avangrid Foundation. “Our goal is for
these grants to create a lasting impact that builds a better future
for wildlife across the country. I’m excited that, for the first
time, this year’s grantees include centers dedicated to marine
mammals. This means our efforts now support the wellbeing of an
even greater range of animals—from sea turtles and seals to bald
eagles and California condors.”
This year’s grantees will use the funds to:
- Austin Wildlife (Texas): Build a small outdoor mammal
enclosure for rehabilitating wildlife to acclimate to the outdoors,
gain muscle strength, practice natural foraging habits, and
more.
- Blue Mountain Wildlife (Oregon): Complete the fourth
building in organization’s standalone Intake Center, which includes
exam and quarantine rooms, to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza (HPAI).
- Green Chimneys (New York): Upgrade its eagle
rehabilitation enclosure for permanently injured bald eagle and
future bald eagle rescues.
- Hawks Aloft (New Mexico): Build a flight cage for bald
and golden eagles. The funds will also support Hawks Aloft’s
statewide Raptor Rescue Hotline.
- Liberty Wildlife (Arizona): Expand its facilities to
have a dedicated Orphan Care Building for the endangered California
Condors.
- Marine Mammals of Maine (Maine): Support the
organization’s diagnostic program for seals admitted to its triage
and rehabilitation facility.
- National Marine Life Center (Massachusetts): Support
rehabilitation efforts for sea turtles and seals. The funds will
also support public education on the importance of a healthy
ocean.
- Nature’s Nursery (Ohio): Construct a new pre-release
flight cage for bats, which allows the organization the opportunity
to confirm the bats can fly and feed prior to their release.
- Ojai Raptor Center (California): Upgrade the
organization’s animal hospital to have a dedicated space for HPAI
triage and purchase raptor food.
- Pennsylvania Bat Rescue (Pennsylvania): Support for its
new bat rehabilitation and sanctuary center.
- Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary (North Carolina):
Support internships for 2024 and the organization’s bat
rehabilitation efforts.
- Rowena Wildlife Clinic (Oregon): Purchase raptor food to
ensure wildlife is well-fed while rehabilitating.
- Saving our Avian Resources (SOAR) (Iowa): Support
veterinary services, diagnostics, and treatments for wild birds in
SOAR’s care.
- Sharon Audubon (Connecticut): Hire a paid intern for the
spring and summer to work the organization’s Wildlife
Rehabilitation Clinic, which admits approximately 300 birds,
mammals, and reptiles annually. The grant will also support
upgrades to the center’s specialized Chimney Swift rehabilitation
facilities.
- Whispering Willow Wild Care (New York): Replace the
center’s Broad-wing Aviary, which is need of repairs and
upgrades.
“With so many changes involved with our care of endangered
California Condors through the Avian Flu episode this past year
including our new orphan care building, funding from Avangrid
Foundation has allowed us to devote new space to the care of these
important birds,” said Megan Mosby, executive director at Liberty
Wildlife. “Having a partner as valuable as the Avangrid Foundation
has allowed us to complete needed changes to our campus to
facilitate this care and allow us to continue to care for tens of
thousands of animals a year. A big thank you to everyone at
Avangrid and the Avangrid Foundation.”
For more information on the Avangrid Foundation, click here.
About Avangrid Foundation: The Avangrid Foundation is an
independent, nonprofit organization that funds philanthropic
investments that primarily impact communities where Avangrid, Inc.
and its subsidiaries operate. Since 2001, the Avangrid Foundation
and its predecessors have invested more than $38.9 million in
partnerships that focus on building sustainable, vital and healthy
communities; preserving cultural and artistic heritage; advancing
education; and improving people’s lives. The Avangrid Foundation is
committed to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals in the United States. For more information, please visit
www.avangridfoundation.org.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $41 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs more than 7,500 people
and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023 and
2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best
corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among utilities
and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable
Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical
Companies in 2023 for the fifth consecutive year by the Ethisphere
Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies
controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit
www.avangrid.com.
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