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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.

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Rescue of a Leucistic Owl (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by anon6789 to c/superbowl

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Story and photos by Joanie Christian

I had a very unusual experience a few months ago that very recently came full circle..the opportunity to both see and help save a very rare pure white leucistic great horned owl.

If you are interested in learning more about this modern day unicorn's story, I wrote a two part series about the experience that has been published in the March and April 2024 editions of the North Columbia Monthly. The April edition has just gone out to newstands in NE WA today.

You can read the online version here:

Part 1, March issue

Part 2, April issue:

Thank you to the many people who were a part of the village' who collectively helped save this absolutely incredible owl. You know who you are, and you were all vital to the final outcome. <3 This was an extraordinary experience I am not likely to witness again in my lifetime. I will always consider it a privilege and honor to have been, for just a short while, the 'guardian of a unicorn'.

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[–] spicecastle 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think you accidentally linked the April issue twice - either that or my phone is acting up hahah. But if you‘d be so kind to check that‘d be great, I‘d love to read the full story!

[–] anon6789 5 points 10 months ago

Thank you, it should be good to go now.