This rare owl has had a lucky escape, thanks to an eagle-eyed home owner, who, along with a house painter and wildlife carers pulled off a rescue effort — and not a moment too soon.
A Tasmania n masked owl was rescued in Hobart on Sunday morning after its talons became caught in roof meshing.
"It's just a really unfortunate sort of incident, thankfully he saw it quickly because it's not often you go outside and look at your gutter. "He could get the safety equipment so the builder could then contain the bird with a bit of guidance," Mr Irons said. Idun is now with a specialist raptor rehabilitator who will monitor the bird until it is strong enough to be released near where it was found.
"We would see a handful a year, probably at least five a year. There's not that many out there so that's quite an alarming percentage," he said.When hunting the Tasmanian tiger, some people use gadgets, others stealth — but one scientist isn't content to wait for one to be found: he intends to bring them back from the dead with technology.
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary provides free online wildlife rescue training for members of the community to learn basic wildlife rescue, transport, and temporary care.
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