Inside the World's Oldest Center for Birds of Prey (PHOTOS)

Located near Newent in Gloucestershire, England, the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) has been a tourist attraction since it first opened to the public in 1967, making it the world's oldest center dedicated to birds of prey. It is home to an amazing collection of around 75 species of birds, including hawks, eagles, owls and falcons. Tourists flock to the 11-acre grounds to watch flying demonstrations or enjoy the spectacular gardens and of course, the aviaries of birds of prey and owls.

But the ICBP is more than just a place for bird-lovers. In addition to accepting, treating and rehabilitating injured wild birds of prey from the United Kingdom, the center runs a captive breeding programme, working in close partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and Zoological Society of London, VulPro in South Africa, Green Balkans in Bulgaria, and the Bombay Natural History Society to help protect and sustain healthy populations of endangered and threatened species in their native countries.

One of the center's highlights is its Andean condors. The ICBP is one of the few places in the world that have successfully bred these majestic birds, one of the world's largest flying birds and known to be endangered in its native South America. One of the most popular of ICBP's birds is Moccas, a one-year-old Andean condor (she even has her wn Twitter account). She can often be seen with ICBP staff members Holly Cale and Adam Crisford, who share a unique bond with the bird. Because of their size and power, it's rare to have close contact with Andean condors, but Cale and Crisford have been with Moccas since she hatched.

The Center undertakes international conservation programs, including working with SAVE (Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction) the South Asian Vulture Programme which it has been involved in since 1999.