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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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Thanks to the massive participation by you all last month, we took an early lead and did not let up! We have secured a nice donation from the .World admin team, and they have sent confirmation of a donation to me for the wild animal rescue that I volunteer for, Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center.

The Aark was founded in 1979, and has become one of Pennsylvania's largest wild rehabs, treating around 5000 animals each year. Spending time with you all here on Superbowl has lead me to join them to help with this wonderful (but also hectic and chaotic, usually in a fun way) experience. They also have a broad collection of unreleasable educational animals, including a beautiful Great Horned Owl and a pair of Screech Owls that I hope to someday get to work with.

This prize joins my previous contributions made in the name of the community for the 2 previous Owl of the Year competitions to help conduct this important work! Thank you all for your contributions!

Note: The coin in the post is an edit of one from the Canadian Mint.

They have a bunch of neat coins with owls, if you are into that sort of thing.

Northern Lights coin

Glow in the Dark Eyes coin

And many more!

Lots of other countries have great owl coins as well, of course. Everyone loves an owl after all!

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you for the support!

They really had a great variety. It would be neat to see some of the holographic ones in person.

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nobody deserved it more than you :p

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I do my best to keep learning and to make it interesting for you all as well!