World Bird Sanctuary, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is committed to Safeguarding Species, like Oasis, the Egyptian Vulture featured on this year's International Vulture Awareness Day shirt! Oasis is a juvenile Egyptian Vulture hatched through our Egyptian Vulture project in cooperation with the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

The Safeguarding Species Program at World Bird Sanctuary combats extinction and revitalizes endangered bird species by establishing and maintaining safeguard populations, which serve as crucial insurance policies and can later assist in rewilding efforts. With over 40 years of experience, our goal is to restore each species to self-sufficiency, allowing them to flourish in their natural habitats.