Wyoming wildlife center takes in 19 baby owls
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming wildlife rehabilitation center may consider turning away any storks carrying baby owls that show up for a while.
The Teton Raptor Center in Jackson Hole took in 19 owlets last week from the three separate clutches, broods of young owls, within 24 hours. All the baby owls were from Idaho.
The nonprofit center never housed more than 18 injured, orphaned or ill birds of prey at one time, and it suddenly had 27 raptors on its hands.
"It's not uncommon to get clutches, but it is uncommon to get three at once," Teton Raptor Center Rehabilitation Director Meghan Warren said. "This is a record breaker in many ways.