CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office saved a baby owl from oncoming traffic Tuesday morning.
Deputies say that at around 8:30 a.m., Detective Smith found an Eastern Screech Owlet in the middle of a Clearwater parking lot. He moved the owlet to a safer nearby location and waited for a parent to return, but no adult came back.
Smith then contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for help. An FWC officer arrived and took the owlet to a raptor rehabilitation center for care.
Deputies would like to advise the public that if young wildlife appears orphaned, observers should watch from a distance for parental presence. However, if immediate danger is present, moving the animal to safety is appropriate, and local wildlife rehabilitation centers should be contacted for help.
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