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CHP Officers Rescue Owl from Highway 101

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- An injured owl unable to fly or hop its way out of traffic is rehabilitating after being rescued by a pair of California Highway Patrol officers.
 
The Press Democrat reports that the owl was apparently struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 and has left eye damage and coordination problems.

When the call about an injured owl came in around noon Friday, CHP Officer Justin Fetterly says he put on his leather gloves and set out with another officer to corner the bird.

Fetterly says he used an emergency blanket to wrap up the bird, which calmed down once it was held.
 
Santa Rosa-based Bird Rescue Center's Director of Avian Care Ashton Kluttz says the owl can eventually be released into the wild, even with just one functioning eye.

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