This little owl was recently rescued by inspectors of the Vanderbijlpark SPCA. The owl chick was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation and release centre.
Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.