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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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submitted 6 days ago by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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From Wild Care Oklahoma

Great horned owl patient 24-8120 arrived last month from northwest Oklahoma. Pictured wearing a body wrap, this patient arrived with a mildly displaced humerus fracture, underweight, and dehydrated. The body wrap helps hold the wing in place giving it time to heal correctly. The raggedy pieces of tape on the wrap are actually distractions intentionally placed on the wrap. Rather than the owl tugging the wrap itself, it can tug on those tabs without disturbing the wrap itself. Pretty ingenious!

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[–] anon6789 7 points 6 days ago

I was very confused the first time I saw it as I wondered why the patch up looked kinda crappy, but then I learned it's by design to give the birds something to tug at that won't mess with their recovery.