Owlets rescued near Tiruvarur

TNN | Mar 24, 2020, 04.02 AM IST

Trichy: Two owlets that fell from a tree on Monday were rescued in Tiruvarur district and handed over to the forest department on Monday.

Estimated to be about 10 days old, the owlets belong to the Barn Owl species. They were being chased by stray dogs and crows before they were rescued by the locals and handed over to the forest department. Barn Owls, which are among the 32 species of owls found in India, are protected under schedule-III of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, said head of Zoology department at National College Trichy, V Gokula.

Wildlife biologist K Sasi Kumar confirmed that the owlets belong to the Barn Owl species. Tiruvarur district forest officer K Arivoli said that rescued owlets are fine and are kept under observation. They will be released in a couple of months.