Wounded, weakened grass owl rescued in Davao City

 

A weak and dehydrated six-month-old grass owl was rescued in Davao City after residents spotted it Monday night.

 

Residents of Barangay 76-A in Bucana in Davao City said the owl may have fallen from a tree branch, GMA Davao reported.

 

"Parang may sugat siya sa gilid. Siguro dahil sa pagkahulog niya, bumagsak talaga siya," said barangay kagawad Antonieta Apa.

 

When asked if the owl had weakened, Apa said, "oo nanghina na kaya nangamba ako na baka mamatay."

 

The owl was brought to a wildlife park in the city. There, the animal keeper said the owl was slightly dehydrated and had a wound in the left wing.

 

"Malakas ang impact ng pagkakahulog niya. Wala tayong nakitang fracture o open wound. Posible na nasaktan lang siya kaya hindi niya maigalaw ang left wing niya. So dehydrated din ang ating bird kaya bibigyan natin siya ng electrolytes para makabawi sa kanyang dehydration," said Crocodile Park representative Philamer Medina.

 

The report said at least 10 grass owls had been turned over to the wildlife park since January 2014. — Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News