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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.

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From Owl Rescue Centre

We have eight different species of African owls living on the sanctuary. The Southern white-faced owls are our 3rd most common species.

Most common are in order: Barn owls, Spotted Eagle owls, White-faced owls, Marsh owls, Pearl Spotted owls, African scops owls, Verreaux's eagle-owls and lastly African Grass owls.

We also have one solitary African wood owl which theoretically makes him the 9th species. He was accidentally released a couple of years ago when we had that huge fire, but If we're ever able to catch him, we'll relocate him back to his indigenous area. 😉

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

I agree, the Southern's is mine, too, probably because it's so distinctive. I fancy that I like the look of the Southern just a touch more; not that I can distinguish them unless they're side-by-side. But that call! It's so interesting they're so similar looking but so distinctively sounding!