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this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2025
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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
Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org
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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I'm a little busy right now. But I'll see if I can find the time to look through some entries that might offer content for you.
Some places listed are single volunteers or very small places run by people who do this in their spare time. Those places usually don't have the resources and knowledge to care for special needs birds - which are raptors, owls, common swifts and some others.
Networking does indeed happen. I once found a group that connected rescues and voluntary drivers whenever an animal needed a ride to another place. They tried to concentrate their rescued baby animals by species. It helps them to learn how to socialise and they'll have 'friends' around to not feel so lonely.
I saw the same thing with one person or husband and wife rescues out of their homes when I did the United States of Owls where I found a rescue or place to see owls in every state, and that really got me interested in promoting the rescues so much. It's so much time and effort to do the work, and then they have to beg for money to do it. It seems crazy, and I like using my time here to promote the work they do.
The ones that have time for media are helpful to me, but that's also why I don't encourage anyone here to support any specific places, but rather whoever their local rescue is. I don't know how bad economic disparity is in Germany, but with the shear size of some of our states, it leaves some people having to cover like a fifth of the area of Germany with just maybe 1 or 2 rescues, and that combination had to be very difficult!
My last dog was rescued by a network of volunteers. She was rescued from New Orleans, treated in Memphis, and then flown by a private pilot up to Philadelphia. The person just flies for fun picking up rescue dogs from around the country.