From Owl Rescue Centre

We had a couple of owl rescues to do this morning in Yeoville next to Hillbrow in Johannesburg, our world- class African city.

I don’t believe Yeoville is or should be incorporated into the world-class section, and it’s definitely not my favourite place in Joburg, but Barn owls do love it there, we won’t judge.

Some really interesting beautiful old buildings there, even though many are dilapidated. They’re still interesting.

Flash and Freckles were pretty keen to get to the next rescue out of town.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      He talks about Flash and Freckles like they actually do useful work, but I have no clue if they actually do or not.

      There are actual owl dogs with jobs.

      I just looked up if they had any recent news, and it seems they are in danger of the current cuts in government spending:

      From Rogue Detection Teams 18 FEB

      If wishes were snowflakes… Our hearts are with our partners, collaborators, Project Investigators, and more importantly, our friends with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Park Service. We work with researchers within these agencies on many of our Wildlife Detection Projects, for species as diverse as:

      🦋🐢🦇🦊🐝🦉🐍🦡🐻🐛🦀🐭

      While the future of our projects is uncertain, we remain committed to what drives us: 🐕‍🦺 Our rescue dogs turned detection dogs (like mascot, Willow);

      💩 Our mission to support noninvasive wildlife research;

      🌲 Our dedication to nature and conservation;

      🫂 And the support of our community.

      Thank you for your dedication to dogs + nature, too!