Saving a Snowy Owl

By SOPHIA ROTHMAN, age 10

PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons
PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons

In January 2014, a snowy owl was hit by a bus in Washington, D.C. Since some of its feathers were burned, scientists in a rehab center in Minnesota are using a procedure called imping to help it fly again. This traditional method will allow the bird’s feathers to be replaced with ones from other owls of the same species.

3 thoughts on “Saving a Snowy Owl”

  1. It is very sad it got hit by a bus, but I’m glad scientists are helping it get back to the wild where it belongs.

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