[WATCH] Wildlife in Crisis Releases Barred Owl Into the Wild

Wildlife in Crisis, Inc. received an injured and emaciated barred owl last February that was barely alive. After 8 months of nurturing from the volunteers at the non-profit, she fully recovered, gained her strength and her weight and was released back into her natural habitat this week.

“She flew away beautifully upon release and is once again free where she is meant to be,” Wildflife in Crisis wrote on their Facebook page.

According to the National Audubon Society, barred owls live in woodlands, wooded river bottoms and wooded swamps. The birds are nocturnal hunters, preying on mice, squirrels, rabbits, opossums and other small mammals.

Wildlife in Crisis is a Weston-based non-profit that cares for injured and orphaned wildlife.

WILDLIFE IN CRISIS, Inc.

Wildlife in Crisis was founded in 1989 to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. At WIC, the emphasis is on emergency medical care and temporary housing for injured and orphaned animals—not on keeping releasable animals in cages for public display. We run a nurture center—not a “nature” center. Our habitat protection, wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education programs share the parallel goal of protecting wildlife while improving the quality of life in our community. Because of the generosity of our supporters we feel it is important to devote ALL funding directly to the animals. No salaries are paid at Wildlife in Crisis (WIC). WIC is entirely volunteer run!