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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 Derrick Deihl

May 2019

A family of Great Horned Owls made a nest site in a old brick building, That brick building was the old Lithia Brewing Company in downtown West Bend, WI.

The birds made home to a old air vent and had 3 owlets that year. The building is now tore down, The birds have moved on. I was lucky enough to watch them grow up from small white fuzz balls to flying out into the new world.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Middle owl: "coffee please."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I got this stuff when I went to the Smoky Mountains. Seems it could do the job here!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Literally laughed aloud! What a treasure, today.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Glad to add some laughs to your day!

I recall it seemed very serviceable for grocery store coffee. The bags all have different wide eyed animals like a squirrel, hippo, donkey, and pufferfish.

America needs more fun packaging. I'm always jealous when I go to the Asian mega market and all the packages look so happy!