On May 4, the Forest Police Station of the Yongdeng County Public Security Bureau of Lanzhou City, together with the Liushu Police Station and the people of Ying'er Village in Liushu Town, promptly rescued an injured national second-level protected animal eagle owl.
It is understood that at about 7 o'clock in the morning of May 4, Xiao Wang, a villager in Ying'er 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, so he immediately dialed 110 to call the police. After receiving the dispatch of police, the forest police station rushed to the scene at the first time and identified the "owl" bird as a national second-level protected animal "eagle owl", which may have been blown down and hit a nearby telephone pole due to a thunderstorm and strong wind at night, resulting in wing injuries and inability to fly.
The "eagle owl" is a nocturnal bird of prey, with a strong and curved beak, a mouth-based wax film covered by a hard whisker, often inhabiting tall trees, active throughout the day, flying slowly and silently, usually flying close 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. After returning to the police station, the police found that the adult "eagle owl" spread its wings up to 1.5 meters, and disinfected its wing wounds with iodine, and then bandaged it to provide drinking water and food. At first, this "eagle owl" still had resistance and made a low roar from time to time, but under the careful care of the police, it gradually let down its guard and slowly began to eat and drink.
On May 6, after the situation of the "eagle owl" was initially stabilized, the police of the forest police station immediately drove it to the Lanzhou Wildlife Rescue Station for physical examination and recuperation. At present, the "Eagle Owl" has fully recovered its physical functions and has been released to nature.