{"id":348577,"date":"2025-12-14T17:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348577\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T17:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:23:22","slug":"injured-owl-rescued-in-wilmington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/348577\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured owl rescued in Wilmington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An injured owl was rescued in Wilmington, Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The owl was discovered on the side of the road by a person driving by, officials say.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"An injured owl was rescued in Wilmington, Thursday night. Photo Credit: Wilmington Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fd4a10445bd0adcb2af962d153788b64.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An injured owl was rescued in Wilmington, Thursday night. Photo Credit: Wilmington Police Department<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The person called police to let them know that the owl might be injured, according to Wilmington Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An animal control officer was sent out to check on the owl. While there the officer determined that the owl was in need of some help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The officer was able to contain the owl in a crate.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"An injured owl was rescued in Wilmington, Thursday night. Photo Credit: Wilmington Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/470c34ed19181a196aa36c19328e8813.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An injured owl was rescued in Wilmington, Thursday night. 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