The Zurich Zoo is confident their one male and two female Ural owls will have children that will assist with taking the species back to the skies of Austria.
Owls missing from the skies and trees of Austria for quite a long time could be making a rebound.
Three uncommon Ural owls as of late showed up at the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. The nighttime birds once copious in Austria have been considered wiped out in the European country since the mid-twentieth century, as per Zenger News.
For the beyond ten years, the Zurich Zoo has been attempting to once again introduce the Ural owl to Austria. Their three new Ural owl inhabitants are a way for the office to move forward “its obligation to securing the species” and aiding the birds return to one of their local territories.
As per the Zurich Zoo’s Facebook page, their three Ural owls comprise of one male and two females. In a post, the Swiss zoo shared that they are hopeful that the owls will have posterity, which “will ideally add to preservation” of the species.
Ural owls are known for being quiet trackers, per Zenger News. The birds can covertly sneak up on prey without being heard on account of their smooth, frayed-edge feathers and slow flight.
As per the IUCN Red List, while there are presently no wild Ural owls in Austria, the birds can be found all through Russia and in various European nations, including Finland, Sweden, and Poland. It is assessed that more than 350,000 Ural owls are living in nature.
