Yeonggwang Fire Station Rescues Natural Monument 'Suri Buoengi'
[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] A natural monument Eurasian eagle-owl that was found isolated in Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do on the 20th was rescued by the Yeonggwang Fire Station.
According to Yeonggwang Fire Station on the 21st, the rescue team found an Eurasian eagle-owl with apparently injured wings on the road in Hakjeong-ri, Yeonggwang-gun the previous day, safely rescued it, and handed it over to the Jeonnam Wildlife Rescue Management Center (located in Suncheon).
The Eurasian eagle-owl is a large bird about 70 cm in body length, characterized by ear-shaped feathers on its head. Its feathers are dark brown with black vertical stripes, and its eyes are red.
It is a relatively rare resident bird in Korea but is distributed nationwide and lives in rocky mountains with more rocks than forests.
It was designated as Natural Monument No. 324 on November 16, 1982, and was designated as a Grade 2 endangered wild species on May 31, 2012, receiving protection.
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A fire station official said, “When you find wild animals, please do not try to catch them forcibly or threaten them, and report to the wildlife rescue center or 119.” He added, “We hope the rescued Eurasian eagle-owl recovers healthily and can return to nature.”
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