Thaba rehabilitates two more owls
André du Toit, Thaba’s Eco Park Manager, is instrumental for the two owls care and release and said he expects it to be sometime soon. “These owls are already adults and because of this they’ll only be released after the Spotted Eagle Owl breeding season."
ANOTHER two Spotted Eagle Owls have landed in the safe care of Thaba Eco and will soon be released back into the wild.
This follows the successful rehabilitation and release of other Spotted Eagle Owls between October 2015 and January 2016 and three Black Shouldered Kites in May 2016.
The latest arrivals found their way to Thaba Eco on request of another rehabilitation centre which wasn’t able to take them in at the time. André du Toit, Thaba Eco park manager, has been instrumental in caring for the two owls, as he will be in their release.
“These owls are already adults and because of this they’ll only be released after the Spotted Eagle Owl breeding season. We don’t want to release them into current breeding territories.”
The owls have already been fitted with a SA Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) ring, which forms part of a system facilitated by the University of Cape Town.
