China News Service, Xining, October 30th (Qi Zengbei Lu Yaming) The reporter learned from the Public Security Bureau of Huzhu County, Haidong City, Qinghai Province on the 30th that a few days ago, the Tangchuan Police Station of the Public Security Bureau of Huzhu County, together with the local people, successfully rescued the national secondary protected wild Animal long-eared owl.

　　According to reports, a few days ago, the Tangchuan Police Station of the Public Security Bureau of Huzhu County received a call for help from the public, saying that on the way home after the nucleic acid test, they saw an "owl" in the field next to the road. It seemed to be unable to fly and asked for help.

　　After receiving the alarm, the police on duty immediately drove to the scene. When the police arrived, they found that there was an animal that looked like an owl in the farmland, and immediately approached it to check. When the animal noticed someone approaching, it flew forward alertly, and then fell into the in farmland.

With the assistance of the public who called the police, the police used iron baskets and other objects to control it and checked it carefully. There were no obvious scars on the outside of the wild animal, and it seemed that it was just too physically weak to fly.

　　Subsequently, after contacting the staff of the wildlife protection and management department of Huzhu County, the wild animal was named "Long-eared Owl", which is a national second-class protected wild animal.

"The long-eared owl mostly rests on the trees during the day and does not move much. After it recovers its strength, it can be released in the woodland." The policeman on duty said that with the assistance of the public, the long-eared owl was brought back to the Tangchuan police station. feed.

The picture shows the police are releasing the long-eared owl, a national second-class protected wild animal.

Photo courtesy of Mutual Aid Police

　　In the afternoon of the next day, after observing that the long-eared owl was ready for release, the police at the police station found a forest suitable for its survival and successfully released it.

　　It is reported that the long-eared owl has long ear feathers, which are located on both sides of the top of the head and are erect like ears.

Hiding in the woods during the day, it only becomes active at dusk and at night.

Usually alone or in pairs, but during migration and winter, they often form 10 to 20, sometimes even in large groups of up to 30.

Feeds on mice, birds, fish, frogs and insects and has a positive effect on rodent control.

　　The police remind the general public that when encountering an injured or inconvenient wild animal, please place the animal properly, and call the police in time to wait for rescue or send it to a wildlife rescue station.

At the same time, it warned hunters that illegally hunting and killing wild animals under national protection will be severely punished by the public security organs in accordance with the law.

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