AU celebrated the formal opening of the 300-seat Edgar
B. Carter Educational Amphitheater Nov. 16. The amphitheater
honors the late Edgar B. Carter, former director of research
for Abbott Laboratories in Chicago. Carter’s daughter,
Carol Clark of Princeville, Ill., gave a $400,000 gift in
his memory to fund the new facility.
The new facility is located just
off Shug Jordan Parkway, west
of the Wire Road intersection. Information about attending
a program is available by calling
(334) 844-6943.
“It was completed in late summer, but we wanted to
have a dedication in the fall when the weather is cooler,”
said Dr. Timothy Boosinger, dean of the College of Veterinary
Medicine. “We are looking forward
to opening this new facility and are greatly appreciative
for the gift that made it possible.”
The amphitheater will provide more opportunities for local
residents as well as out-of-town guests to see a raptor
program. It will also reduce travel time and costs for the
center’s two education specialists, who travel across
the region presenting programs to schools, conservation
groups and other organizations. The center’s most famous
residents are 25-year-old golden eagle Tiger, officially
known as War Eagle VI, and bald eagle Spirit and golden
eagle Nova.
All birds used in the educational programs are non-releasable
due to prior injuries or human imprinting. Any bird capable
of surviving in the wild must be released, according to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which permits Auburn
to house the birds.
