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This summer, the Menorca Wildlife Recovery Center offers a unique opportunity to learn about local fauna. With a variety of activities such as games, crafts, and stories, visitors can discover and interact with turtles, toads, nocturnal birds, and raptors every Tuesday in August and September. Have a fun and educational afternoon with your family. Don’t miss our entertaining activities!

This Tuesday, August 6, starting at 6:30 PM, there will be a family workshop at the Wildlife Recovery Center! We will have games and activities to understand why birds have such a wide variety of beaks: short, long, thin, thick, sharp, straight, hooked…

The beak is the primary tool for birds. They don’t have hands, so they use their claws and beaks instead. Depending on their diet and strategies (digging, weaving nests, drilling wood, etc.), each species has a different type of beak. There are beaks like harpoons or daggers, ideal for piercing fish; others are thin like tweezers for catching small insects; some others are very thick and strong for breaking seeds; and there are still many more. Through play, we will discover the different beaks that birds in Menorca have and what they use them for.

Remember that the Wildlife Recovery Center can be visited from Monday to Saturday, starting at 6 PM until sunset.

The Recovery Center is located within Líthica, at Pedreres de s’Hostal. To visit, you must first buy a Líthica entry ticket, available in advance at https://lithica.es/visita/ (€4 for residents, €7 for non-residents, and free for children under 13). You can also buy tickets at the ticket office for an additional euro.

Access to the Pedreres de s’Hostal is on Camí Vell de Ciutadella, km 1. Once inside, come to the Center, where we will ask for a €2 supplement. Admission is also free for children under the age of 13.

Your visit greatly helps us in our work. We look forward to seeing you!

Summary of the Wildlife Recovery Center Family Activity Program

• August 6 / September 3: Why do birds have such a wide variety of beaks? 🦅
• August 13 / September 10: Why do birds and other animals travel thousands of kilometers during migrations? 🌍
• August 20 / September 17: What do the colors of animals tell us? 🐠
• August 27 / September 24: What dangers do invasive species pose to Menorca’s native fauna? 🚫