Joint effort to save vulnerable Umkomaas owlets pays off
The trio of owlets was were fed and monitored for two days, before being re-homed in a nest box placed just above the hollow.
When a concerned Umkomaas resident found three spotted eagle owl chicks on the ground last Sunday, he immediately contacted Scottburgh’s Crocworld Conservation Centre for assistance.
Ryne Ferguson, the team’s bird curator, headed to the location to assess the situation.
While the chick’s parents watched cautiously from above, Ryne inspected the hollow, finding it overrun by ants and unsafe for the chicks.
The trio of owlets was taken back to Crocworld where they were fed and monitored for two days, before being re-homed in a nest box placed just above the hollow.
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The concerned resident monitored the owlets all afternoon and evening, alerting Ryne when the parents had joined the chicks in the nest box and all were doing well.
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