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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
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If you find an injured owl:
Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.
Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.
From Paul Bankowitsch
Pair of cuckoo owls (Morepork/Ruru) - in mating time they call cuckoo, like our local cuckoo. They are from New Zealand.
F5 1/125 ISO 320 Brw: 240mm Processed Canon SX50HS
Paar Kuckkuckskauz - in der Paarungzeit rufen sie Kuckkuck, wie unser heimischer Kuckkuck. Sie kommen aus Neuseeland.
This owl gets so many names!
Ankh-Morpork
I was just searching to see why Pratchett chose that as the name of his city, but everything I came across said he wasn't familiar with the bird at the time, and it was retconned into the crest later. Very interesting.
You guys keep making me feel guilty I've still actually gotten around to reading any Discworld. It will work someday, I swear! I have Guards, Guards on my tablet ready to go, and I watched the Hogfather movie and loved it.