NW Raptor & Wildlife Center Announces "Barred
Owl Weekend"
Sequim - Two barred owls seriously injured in collisions with cars
in late 2010 will be given another chance at life in the wild thanks
to the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center. The Sequim-based wildlife
rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit has announced that it will make
the release of the two rehabilitated barred owls in Port Angeles and
Port Townsend open to the public and media during the "Barred Owl
Weekend" of April 2-3.
The first barred owl, originally injured and rescued in Port
Townsend, will be released on Saturday April 2 at 5:30 pm at 905
Hidden Trail Road in Port Townsend. The second owl, a Clallam County
rescue, will be released on Sunday April 3 at 5:30 pm at 800
Lindberg Road in Port Angeles opposite the Peninsula Golf Clubhouse.
This second release will be done in collaboration with the North
Olympic Land Trust, the land conservation organization which is
providing the site of its annual Streamfest celebration as location
for the release.
"The Land Trust is helping the Mantooths, the owners of the property
where the Port Angeles owl will be released, to permanently protect
essential habitat for wildlife," said Michele D'Hemecourt, the
Conservation Director of NOLT. "NWRWC made it possible to return the
injured bird to the wild, and NOLT helps provide the habitat it
needs. This is a great partnership to celebrate. We welcome the
opportunity to work with NWRWC now and in the future."
"These two young male barred owls came to the Center weak,
discombobulated, and unable to fend for themselves after being hit
by cars," said Matthew Randazzo, the Center's Public Relations
Director. "Thanks to the expert care of our director, Jaye Moore,
and the brilliant veterinarians at Greywolf Veterinary Hospital,
they have recuperated and proven their physical and mental fitness
to return to the wild."
More information about the events can be found
on
www.facebook.com/northwestraptorcenter .
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