#owls

#owls

Owl Rescued From Soccer Goal NetA poor owl was found last week stuck in the net of a soccer goal at Trottier Middle School in Southboro, Massachusetts.Keith Nichols and Jake Woodford, the officers who arrived at the scene, immediately cut the bird out of the net. Before doing so, however, the officers took a photo of the absolutely shocked owl. After getting disentangled, the owl was able to fly away rather quickly. It was unharmed, thankfully.The Southboro Police Department told the story in a Facebook post in a funny way, saying that the officers "scored a nice save."A nice save it is, indeed.(Image Credit: Southborough Police Department)#Owls #Animals #Rescue #Soccer

Recordings of Owl Sounds and Squirting of Fake Poop Used to Make Relocated Owls Feel More at HomeScientists have come up with some interesting tricks to relocate owls to their new homes. Because of real estate, some owls who reside in prime locations for construction and development get removed from their natural habitats. To protect these owls, biologists tried moving them to protected grasslands. This move seems easy at a glance, but the real challenge in relocating these animals is to help them accept their new homes.Following the said challenge, scientists attempted to create the impression that other owls have lived in the new homes so the owls would stick around. They did this by playing owl sounds and scattering fake poop. It worked! “They like to be in a neighborhood, to live near other owls,” said Colleen Wisinski, a conservation biologist at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.Image credit: Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance#owls #relocations #animals #science #biology