EFE Madrid
Madrid
Updated Tuesday, February 13, 2024-00:33
Firefighters from the Madrid City Council
rescued an eagle owl this Monday night, which was injured and trapped behind a lattice on the façade of a building, in the Madrid district of Latina.
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Carlos Marín,
Madrid Firefighters duty officer, has confirmed that it is an eagle owl "trapped and injured in one leg."
The municipal police officer from the Environment Unit Eduardo González has explained that it is a protected species and that they have taken the animal to the Grefa bird recovery center, where they will do an initial assessment and verify that it is in perfect condition and then they will release it. at the same point where it was found.
He commented that lately they have seen many pairs of owls nesting in high areas, rooftops, in this area of
Latina
and added that in addition to the heights of buildings, "where humans bother them the least", we can also find them in trees at 4 or 5 meters high.