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.
From Dennis Prysner
Near sunset last night, while trying to get a few more shots of the Great Horned Owlets I saw on the weekend, I walked around a bit to stretch my legs and came across this beautiful Barred Owl. He/she was snoozing for a while and then flew off and returned to the area a few minutes later with a small snake and after swallowing it, came to rest on this mossy branch, I was very lucky!
Beaverton, OR
3/25/25
Time to plug [email protected] (I do not mod it) for those of us who feel bad for that snake :(
I also enjoy snakes. I will share one of my favorites over there as compensation.
For an animal like an owl that can't chew, sadly a snake seems an ideal food once the danger is removed from the danger noodle.
and meanwhile, bunnies seem to be food for snakes and falcons sometimes… liking both animals in a predator-prey relationship is an experience
Yeah, I was upset when my hawk got ahold of one of my treasured blue jays, but that is how we get to enjoy hawks.
Someday the predators will become nutrients for plants though, and that will give life to new bunnies and seeds and healthy insects for new jays.
Everyone has an important role to play!