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a Snowy Owl Recoup from Surgery at an NYC Wildlife Rehab Center
By Purbita Saha
February 5, 2016
Meet Hedwig, an aptly named Snowy Owl who
flew all the way from the Arctic tundra to the Big Apple to enjoy a milder
winter (and also probably a #pizzarat or two). That is, until she was shot near
an NYC airport—likely the result of a legal loophole that allows
airports to use lethal means to clear owls and other birds off their
tarmacs.
But Hedwig is a
lucky one: She was found and rescued two weekends ago, right before a record
blizzard hit the city. A Queens resident found her struggling to fly a mile
away from LaGuardia Airport,
A
Gunshot Wound Couldn’t Break this Snowy Owl’s Spirit
by Hilary Hanson
February 11, 2016
A lot of birds are afraid when
they wind up at the Wild Bird Fund—a wildlife rehabilitation center in New York
City—but not Hedwig.
A man brought in the young female
snowy owl with what rehabbers believe was a gunshot wound in her shoulder in
January, as first reported by the National Audubon Society.
But while many birds become timid
and frightened in the unfamiliar environment of the rehab center, Hedwig was
defiant.
“She did not retreat,” Rita McMahon,
Wild Bird Fund director, told The Huffington Post. “I think she felt … she didn’t
see anything that was contender. She was lord and mistress.”
