SALT LAKE CITY — A great-horned owl is recovering after falling into a concrete mixer earlier this month.

The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary’s Wild Friends certified rehabilitation center in Kanab took in the owl after rescuers discovered the bird with dried concrete covering approximately 25% of its body.

According to Bart Richwalski, Best Friends Animal Society’s Wild Friends supervisor, this is the first case ever recorded of an owl falling into concrete in the organization’s 40 years of operation.

“We reached out to other wildlife rehabilitators and they had never heard of an owl falling into concrete before, either,” Richwalski said. “After doing some research, our team quickly came up with a plan to help the owl in the least invasive way possible.”

Technicians at Best Friends An

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