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Injured owl seems to know where to go for aid By Rex Springston, 2009-11-12
RICHMOND, VA - In case you needed further proof that owls are wise, an injured one made its way to a federal wildlife office in eastern Henrico County. The great horned owl, appearing stunned, was found Sunday about 10:30 a.m. crouching on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife S...

Owl making good recovery after being rescued from oil rig in North Sea By Charlotte Thomson, 2009-11-11
Rig workers saved an exhausted long-eared owl after finding it covered in oil on a North Sea platform. The rare bird of prey, dubbed Ollie, was thought to have been heading to the UK from Norway when he landed on the Brae Bravo 130 miles off Aberdeen. After being cleaned and fed, Ollie was s...

What a hoot: personal trainers help owls take wing By Caroline Marcus, 2009-11-01, 1 comment
The personal training boom has a new breed of client - baby owls. These Powerful owl fledglings are under the supervision of personal trainers at Taronga Zoo's wildlife hospital after the pair fell while learning to fly. The first chick was brought into the zoo in mid-September after residen...

Rehabilitated owl released into the wild By Amy Van Meter, 2009-10-31
A great horned owl known as Bean flew off into the dark this week, a free bird at last. Six months ago, Bean was brought to the Raptor Education Group, an Antigo-based nonprofit organization that rehabilitates injured birds and provides wildlife education to the public. When Dave Bean foun...

UF professor flies high in the small world of owl-pellet gathering By Tom Nordlie, 2009-10-26
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing animal skeletons inside can be a gruesomely great educational experience for youngsters — so much so, that demand for owl pellets has spawned a cottage industry. In Florida, one of the main suppliers is Richard Raid, a professor with...

Saskatchewan man dedicates himself to banding minuscule owls By Joshua Page, 2009-10-10
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A handful of small tools and banding equipment, left from the previous night's session, sits on a towel, but the most interesting piece is a string of minuscule leg bands. The bands, smaller than a fingernail, are used to track tiny Northern Saw-whet Owls, which can wei...

Owl makes an appearance in downtown Providence By Tatiana Pina, 2009-10-09
PROVIDENCE — Sitting still on the branch of a birch tree, the brown-and-white owl looked like a sketch that accompanies a poem. But this owl was perched in a group of trees Thursday outside One Financial Plaza downtown, and it was causing quite a stir. Word of mouth spread fast, bringing a...

Northern Ireland is 'too cold' for barn owls 2009-10-07
The cold, damp climate in Northern Ireland is a factor in the decline in the local barn owl population, according to wildlife experts. The Ulster Wildlife Trust's key species officer, Maeve Rafferty, estimates there are as few as 50 breeding pairs left. She said the disappearance of the bi...

Burrowing owls up for adoption 2009-09-28
LEE COUNTY: A Cape Coral wildlife group says burrowing owls need help from the community to survive. The group is adopting the birds to residents who can care for them beginning on Sunday. Burrowing owls are Cape Coral's city bird and they are also endangered. Cape Coral Friends of Wild...

Cross-eyed owl finds happiness 2009-09-25
She may only have limited vision but Lucy the owl's disability hasn't stopped her from finding the perfect perch in life. The five-year-old Western Screech Owl can only see a short distance following an attack when she was just a fledgling. The tiny bird, who stands just six inches high and we...

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