Recent Rescues

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Barn owl. I took him out to the zoovets because he seemed to have a vision problem. Tim The Vet said he was blind in one eye, which means he can't be released. Tim is talking about putting him in a captive care programme but National Parks policy says the owl has to be euthanased. I'm going to pass this on to the experts, but I hope the owl gets a paper euthanasia and goes into care. He's really fit and healthy, apart from being blind, and has taken to captivity like a champion.

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[walkertxkitty.livejournal.com]

I don't think we'll be able to catch this fellow. He flies incredibly well and the blows don't seem to stun him. It's like one of those cartoons: he starts flying near dusk and then slams into a tree. He drops, usually grabs a branch and steadies. Then he tries again. On the nights we can't see him, we hear him. Most of the time the branches he tries for arent' big enough to hold him. He's absolutely huge too, about a foot and a half tall. If I knew what kind of owl he was, I might be able to track down his daytime resting place. The Jacksonville zoo goes indeed examine wild beasties and there are several raptor rescue organizations in the area.