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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com

Australia Rescue Help: WIRES

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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.

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From Glen Helen

Whooooo would have thought that we would have our first baby intake at the Raptor Center in January?! Take a look at this adorable youngster. She's a young barn owl who wandered a bit far from her nest and was picked up in the middle of a snowy corn field. Thankfully she appears to be unhurt and we are quite hopeful that we wil find her nest with a search of the nearby barn structures. We would like to extend our thanks to anyone who steps up to help wildlife in need. We cannot do it alone!

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[–] ArtieShaw@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, Glen Helen is lovely I've always heard that the raptor center does really good work with rehabilitation. Hope they can find and return her to her nest with as little disruption as possible.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I love when your guys are familiar with a place I share things from! I learned about Glen Helen doing my 50 States of Owls, and they do a lot of updates on their feed, so they come up often.

It looks beautiful there, and they have lots of public events. I'd really like to visit one day.