Good to see they’re back in stock
“Excuse me, I found this, but it doesn’t have a sticker… Will you take $15?”
I always worry when they just toss the animals back into nature instead of calling a rehabber first. Without knowing how long it’s been stuck inside, they don’t know if it’s dehydrated or injured, so it might not be able to properly hunt or protect itself.
It’s an adult, and a person shouldn’t ever really be able to lay hands on a healthy wild owl.
If you ever find an animal, a call to your local rehab can tell you what to do to ensure the best chance of the animal’s safety and success.
It says the owners called and the Environmental Conservation officers took it to the woodlands. I would think they’d examine it on the way.
I have nothing bad to say about state wildlife employees, but their mission is not necessarily always the same as that of a rehab clinic.
They play a role in certifying and regulating what we do at a rehab, but from my understanding they are there to see nature take its course while not having negative impacts to the citizens of the state. Rehabbers are here to save every animal possible.
This causes some people to find us anywhere from harmless to annoying to seeing us as interfering with nature. It’s personal and political like any other matter once you dig down enough. But a rehab’s job is to save every animal life that we legally can, and I think that difference is significant in certain scenarios.
Maybe the best comparison I can give is how a city pound or SPCA will help rehome some animals vs a no-kill cat or dog specific rescue that will try to save every animal they take. They’re not bad, they’re still helping, but they have a different mission.
Good clarifying point, thanks!
Of course! It’s not something most of us need to know on a regular basis and it can get confusing over which group handles what aspects of animal care. For instance rehabs would normally be able to treat waterfowl, but avian influenza is so bad now, we aren’t allowed to have any on site, so those cases are all handled by the state until we hear otherwise.
Blending in well
Still life scene
The Northern Antique Owl has amazing plumage. Just shows you how well camouflage can work.
I want that cookie jar
Woodsy the Owl says, “Give a Hoot Don’t Pollute!”
He doesn’t seem that old!
