Endeavour & Judy

Endeavour the peregrine falcon was a juvenile when she was found injured in the state of Washington during spring 2012. She was quickly brought to a nearby wildlife rehabilitation center, where she was evaluated. The staff at the wildlife rehab center found her to be unreleasable due to visual impairment. Endeavour's eyes are structurally sound, but there is nerve damage likely caused by some sort of trauma. She is not blind, but she is unable to see as well as a peregrine falcon would need to in order to survive in the wild. Endeavour came to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in early 2013 and now lives in the Museum’s Raptor Center. Similarly, Judy the peregrine falcon experienced a permanent eye injury. She arrived at the Museum in August 2018 from Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. After colliding with a building, she suffered damage to her right eye and could no longer be released in the wild. Both falcons have since been trained for use as education birds and can be seen at many of the classes and educational programs held at the Museum.

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