TV meteorologist running on trail rescues baby screech owl
May 17, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
| Updated May 17, 2016 at 6:50 p.m.
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Associated Press
A baby screech owl is fed at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. A Philadelphia television meteorologist broke off from a trail run to rescue the injured baby screech owl and take it to the wildlife center, where it’s doing well. Longtime WPVI-TV personality Cecily Tynan said on her Facebook page she found the injured owl on the ground Monday, May 17, 2016, clacking its beak at her. Center officials said the month-old owl fell out of its nest and probably wouldn’t have survived for long on the ground. (The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education via AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia television meteorologist has broken off from a trail run to rescue an injured baby screech owl and take it to a wildlife center, where it's doing well.
Longtime WPVI-TV personality Cecily Tynan says on her Facebook page she found the injured owl on the ground Monday clacking its beak at her.
The Schuylkill (SKOO'-kul) Center for Environmental Education says the month-old owl fell out of its nest and probably wouldn't have survived for long on the ground.
Center officials say the owl was "very dehydrated and had very little energy" but is doing better with intravenous fluids and even has another baby owl there for company. They hope to release it into the wild in August.
