HawkQuest is a non profit, educational, outreach program based in Parker, Colorado, currently providing a home to thirty four, non releasable birds of prey, representing twenty different species of the raptor world. Kin Quitugua, as deemed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. A yearly accounting of all activities is provided to both agencies as per federal and state law. HawkQuest travels through out the state of Colorado with its highly trained staff of volunteers, appearing at a wide variety of lectures, community events and private functions, promoting their message of environmental awareness, and the preservation of the raptor species. Additionally, HawkQuest appears at several events through out the country including the prestigious, Gathering of Nations, held each April in Albuquerque, New Mexico. HawkQuest is perhaps best known for its work within the school setting, providing lectures and educational programs to students as young as preschool on up through college level. During such appearances, audience members have the opportunity to experience a hawk, owl, falcon, and eagle while being given an informative and entertaining program that includes a free flight demonstration. Of the diverse variety of programs offered by HawkQuest, perhaps most unique is the program developed by Mr. Quitugua, called 'Classroom in the Wild'. During this program, students are taken out into the field where they have a rare opportunity to observe the prey-predator relationship in a live demonstration by select members of the Harris' Hawk clan. It is estimated, HawkQuest reaches close to 1/2 million people yearly with their message of environmental awareness and the interdependent relationship of humans, raptors and nature.
