In Michurinsk rescue red-book owl shot by poachers
In the “Center for the protection of birds of prey” received a long-tailed
The "Center for the Protection of Birds of Prey" received a long-tailed unclear. The bird was taken with suspicion of traumatic brain injury, but the initial examination and subsequent X-ray examination allowed to diagnose a gunshot wound.
The long-tailed owl is a large owl, in the Tambov region only the owl is larger than it. The bird is listed in the Red Book of the region, but, as noted in the Center, this does not stop poachers: shooting at owls is not uncommon.
Now the condition of the affected owl is stable. She will undergo treatment and long rehabilitation. Assistance to the bird is provided within the framework of the project “Ecology on Wheels” with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund.
