Sylvan Heights ; Birds Beyond your Horizon
Introduction
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Map around Sylvan Heights
Flamingos enjoying water
Backstory and Context
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In 1981, Founders Mike and Ali Lubbock moved to the united states from England, bringing extensive waterfowl knowledge with them. They founded Slyvan heights waterfowl in the mountain tow of Sylva, North Carolina, and began breeding rare waterfowl from around the world. There mission has always been to advance conservation of waterfowl and wetlands, to act as a local educational resource for avian biology and wetlands ecology, and to serve as an international center for avicultural training and research. (Sylvan Heights Bird Park 2020.) In 1989, the Lubbock's move the entire collection to Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in the northeast corner of the state. Sylvan Heights waterfowl II, was established and has continued to grow into the largest collection of exotic and rare waterfowl in the world. The facility now houses more than 3,000 birds, representing 140 species, and plays a role in maintaining the captive populations of several endangered waterfowl species (Sylvan Heights Bird Park, 2020.) As the collection at the Avian Breeding Center continued to grow, so did interest from conservation organizations, educational facilities, and the local public. In 2003, the Lubbock's began planning the bird park where it opened in 2006 and now receives more than 55,000 visits a year. The importance of Sylvan Heights is to not only educate but to save the birds who have no population left. Sylvan puts significant work into waterfowl conservation efforts at the sylvan heights Waterfowl Breeding Center. The Staff helps some of the worlds most threatened waterfowl through breeding programs that may help them escape extinction (A Gray Media group, Inc, Station, 2002-2020.) One of the most popular attractions is the Bird's Nest Tree House, an accessible tree house where visitors can enjoy a birds eye-view of the parks wetlands. Visitors can also enjoy a beaver pond blind for wildlife observation (A Gray For Media Group, Inc, Station, 2002-2020.)