FOUNTAIN, Colo. (WHDH) — Wildlife officials in Colorado rescued an owl whose talons got caught on treble hooks from a fishing lure on Tuesday.
Two members of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southeast Region found the hooks embedded in the talons of a great horned owl at Fountain Creek Nature Center.
The pair cut the lure and fishing line, freeing the owl.
The wild bird flew away following the rescue.
Today's #wildlife #rescue is a Great Horned owl crippled by a large fishing lure with treble hooks embedded in its talons at Fountain Creek Nature Center. @COParksWildlife Officer Cassidy English and CPW's Codi Inloes-Williams cut the lure and fishing line out & released the owl. pic.twitter.com/a4fnw2SIGw
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) October 8, 2019
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