Malden Animal Control Had A Hoot Freeing Owl

MALDEN, MA — An owl has been released back into the wild after getting ensnared in a mesh fence in Malden. Animal Control Officer Kevin Alkins was called to Knollin Street by a resident who found the barred owl tangled in some fencing in his yard.

Alkins worked with a wildlife rehabilitator, who assists when a call comes in for injured wildlife, to cut the bird loose. They brought it to Rowley Animal Hospital for a checkup and then to the Cape Ann Wildlife Rehabilitation facility.

Upon receiving a clean bill of health, the owl was released into the Forest Dale Cemetery on Saturday.