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Police Rescue Adorable Screech Owls for Rehabilitation

5/11/2025

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In Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, police sprang into action on Friday after a concerned citizen spotted two baby screech owls on the ground. Teaming up with Lake Metroparks, officers rescued the owls and transported them to Penitentiary Glen Reservation for rehabilitation, with hopes of returning these adorable creatures to their natural habitat soon.

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In Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, police sprang into action on Friday after a concerned citizen spotted two baby screech owls on the ground. Teaming up with Lake Metroparks, officers rescued the owls and transported them to Penitentiary Glen Reservation for rehabilitation, with hopes of returning these adorable creatures to their natural habitat soon.