The eagle owl, a national second-class protected animal, was injured
Yongdeng Forest Police rescued in a timely manner
According to the Lanzhou Evening News on May 13, the Forest Police Station of the Yongdeng County Public Security Bureau continued to strengthen the patrol of wildlife habitats, actively publicized and explained relevant laws and regulations on wildlife protection to villagers, and formed a good atmosphere of caring for the living environment of birds. Recently, the police station, together with the Liushu Police Station and the villagers of Pailou Village in Liushu Town, rescued an injured eagle owl, a national second-class protected animal, in a timely manner.
At about 7 o'clock on May 4, Xiao Wang, a villager in Pailou Village, Liushu Town, Yongdeng County, went out and found a large bird that resembled an owl lying on the construction site in front of his house, and immediately dialed 110 to call the police. After receiving the dispatch of police, the forest police station organized personnel to rush to the scene and identified this owl-like big bird as a national second-level protected animal. Eagle owls are nocturnal birds of prey that inhabit tall woods and are active throughout the day, flying slowly and silently, usually clinging to the ground. It has a wide range of diets, feeding mainly on a variety of rodents, but also rabbits, frogs, hedgehogs, insects, pheasants and other birds.
The police initially speculated that the eagle owl may have been blown off and hit a nearby telephone pole due to a thunderstorm and strong wind at night, resulting in a wing injury and unable to fly, and then took it back to the police station. At the police station, the police found that the eagle owl wings spread up to 1.5 meters, after using iodine to disinfect and bandage its wing wounds, it still resisted, from time to time issued a low roar, but under the careful care of the police, this eagle owl gradually let down its guard and began to eat and drink.
On May 6, after the eagle owl's condition was initially stable, the police of the forest police station immediately drove it to the Lanzhou Wildlife Rescue Station for physical examination and recuperation. At present, the body function of this eagle owl has been fully restored and released into nature.
Lanzhou Daily all-media reporter Wang Jinwen/Photo