The Centre for the Conservation of Specialized Species is a registered charitable organization located on approximately 150 acres of land in Eastern Ontario.

Established in 1987, the Centre is dedicated to the captive propagation and reintroduction of Threatened and Endangered wildlife.

At any given time the Centre is home to approximately 60 to 100 birds of prey from 17 different species, including Eagles, Owls, Hawks and Falcons. Most of these birds suffered injuries in the wild, and have been rehabilitated, but were not releasable. Many of which are classified by CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) as Appendix I, II, and III, threatened and endangered, or are considered species at risk.

The Centre also maintains colonies of fruit bats from Africa, Jamaica, and the Amazon River Basin, as well as insects and prosimians. The Centre is currently the only facility in Canada to successfully maintain and continuously propagate the lesser galago (Galago moholi).

The Centre for the Conservation of Specialized Species relies upon public and private donations to fund all of its conservation efforts. By supporting the Centre, you can be sure you are supporting a very worthwhile cause. We do not pay salaries, support advertising campaigns, or expensive T.V. programs with your money. All funds received go directly towards the care and propagation of the species that we work with.

The Centre also provides educational demonstrations utilizing representatives of the species that have been propagated at the Centre. To ensure that as many people benefit from these demonstrations as possible, they are presented for a nominal fee to any interested groups.