In a gesture reflecting a high sense of environmental responsibility, hunter Khaled Al Kurdi handed over three long-eared owl chicks to the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU), after receiving them from a citizen who had found them inside a pigeon nest on the rooftop of the building where he lives.
According to the citizen’s account, the chicks were discovered in an abandoned pigeon nest. The site was monitored for some time in anticipation of the mother’s return, but she did not reappear, leading to the assumption that she may have been killed by a poacher.
The use of abandoned nests—particularly pigeon nests in buildings—by owls is a natural and well-documented behavior in such urban environments.
The three chicks were handed over to the Head of the APU to receive the necessary veterinary care. They will be monitored and rehabilitated until they reach maturity and are able to fly, before being safely released back into their natural habitat.
This article was published on this date when the organization was known as the Middle East Sustainable Hunting Center. The name was later changed to the Middle East Center for Sustainable Harvest and Anti-Poaching.
