I had very similar observations in various zoos in Philippines that also
appear to have many owls and hawks. Particularly with Brahminy Kites,
White-bellied Sea Eagles, Crested Serpent-Eagles and one small aviary had
about 30 Philippine Falconets (a raptor about the size of a starling). I
don't know if they are all injured birds. Only one Philippine Eagle in
Manila all alone, in the Ninoy Aquino zoo. A large aviary and the bird
appears to be in very good condition but almost any aviary would be too
small for something like that.
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From: John Harris
Sent: Tuesday, 26 May 2015 3:10 AM
To:
Subject: Powls distant rellies
Hi all. I am privileged to be in Anchorage Alaska. I went to their little
zoo without having looked up anything about it and so I was initially
shocked by the small enclosures and large raptors like golden eagles and
bald eagles in cages generally about 5 to 10 metres in all directions. That
was until I read the small print. These are all rescued birds with gunshot
wounds, broken wings from road collisions, missing feet etc. None could
survive the wild.
Among the rescued raptors were a remarkable collection of large owls like
horned owls, snowy owls, Boreal owls, short eared owls, northern hawk owls,
and the seldom seen great gray owl. It was good to see them up so close and
know that they have been given a life. Their life expectancy in the zoo is
around double that in the wild.
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