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For owls that are superb.
US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com
Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
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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We are coming to an end of the second year of c/superbowl, and I think we've had a really good year together. We've covered a ton of great topics, and we've got a pretty good group of people commenting on a daily basis. A lot of people have been hanging around since last year, and we're still doing well overall in the list of active communities and we've grown by about 50% since last year. There's a lot of people recommending us whenever I see a "what communities are must subscribe?" list.
We have a lot of fun, we learn a lot, and I hope we feel a better connection to the world around us.
I'll post some top whatever lists below in the comments to look at some of the things we've done and some of the things you may have missed.
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Late-ish reply, but wow... may I ask what the book is about exactly?, as well as what is City of Long Eared Owls, haha.
No worries, anyone can always ask a question about any of my posts in this community, no matter how old!
The book is an all around exposé on everything owl and owl related. I've gone over a few things in posts, but when i was reading the e-version, I was highlighting too many things to keep up making posts on! The owl tracking dogs, the Blakiston's Fish drones, the acoustic experimentation, there was just so much that I took a break and then got too distracted with other things.
It's a really fun and easy to understand book written for normal people with a slight abnormal desire to know about owls but not so much they want a college text. I recommend it, or listening to some of the author's podcast appearances to see if it's something you'd be into.
For the City of Owls, I want to keep that a surprise for now until I can get a big feature about it written!
Oh dear, gosh-a-rooties, even if that's merely hyperbole, it's still of the best kind! ^^
Thanks for explaining. <3
It's true, my problem with it was it was too full of good stuff it got to be overwhelming!