SPCA Wildlife Center Rescues Tiny Northern Pygmy-Owl

The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is caring for a tiny injured Northern Pygmy-Owl. The small owl was found on Wednesday, August 18, in Carmel Highlands. He was lying on his back on the ground with an injured wing, unable to move. A concerned citizen found him and brought him to the SPCA Wildlife Center for emergency care. Photos available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FX-LXhI2Ds1AI1tP6PlEV72RePwWgmSh?usp=sharing Note: The beverage is to show scale, not for the owl to drink. The young juvenile owl is suffering from a soft tissue injury to his right wing. Skilled SPCA Wildlife Technicians are providing specialized care, including pain medications and cage rest while he recovers. He is eating on his own, which is always a good sign. Our goal is to release him back into the wild once he is fully recovered. Thanks to your support the SPCA Wildlife Center rescues over 2,500 wild animals every year, just like this owl. We aren’t a chapter of any other organization and we don’t have a parent organization. Your donations make this possible. If you can, please give at www.spcamc.org/donate. Northern Pygmy-Owls are one of the smallest owls in North America, standing 6-7 inches tall when fully grown. They are excellent predators who aren’t often easily seen due to their size and their ability to stay very still in order to surprise their prey. The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is the only full-service wildlife rehabilitation center serving Monterey County. We operate under permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Your support is extremely important to us, as we do not receive funding from any federal, state or local government agency. Each year, The SPCA Wildlife Center admits over 2,500 animals for treatment and care. Everything we do for local injured, orphaned, and sick wild animals is only made possible by you. To support our work, please visit www.SPCAmc.org/donate. SPCA Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane education and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. Online: www.SPCAmc.org Facebook: /SPCAmc Instagram: @SPCAmc Twitter: @SPCAmc