Sunday, November 13, 2011

*** ALERT = Important, Please Read ASAP ***

The Wildlife In Need Center is a small non-profit 501c3 organization that offers free medical care to orphaned and injured wildlife with the intent to release back to the wild.

Last night on November 12th, someone broke into our outdoor compound and three of our outdoor cages.  One of the cages housed our main animal ambassador, Dakota, a great horned owl.   Dakota was taken by the thieves.

Dakota is 11 years old and has lived in captivity all but the beginning of his life. Someone kidnapped him as an infant, prior to his coming into our care. He is fully imprinted on humans and can not fend for himself or hunt for food on his own.

Dakota has reached approximately 80,000 people in his educating career not including those through the media via the newspapers and TV. He appears at over 100 programs a year making an impact on girl and boy scout troops, adult charitable organizations, schools, senior citizen facilities and special needs groups.



PLEASEif you see or find a great horned owl with jesses (leather straps that would be dangling from his legs), or see an owl that is acting very friendly please contact the Wildlife in Need Center at 262-965-3090, your local humane society, or the Waukesha County Sheriff’s department who is investigating this theft.


Many children and adults have already planned their year end holiday celebrations around Dakota, and his message has always been to promote the positive things that the Wildlife In Need Center does for wildlife and the people that live with them.

Thank you for any information or help that you can provide,
to bring Dakota back home to us.


9 comments:

  1. I am hoping and praying that we can find him/ get him back :(

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  2. I just want to cry about this. What do people think they can gain from removing an animal from the only home he has ever known?

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  3. Please keep us posted. I shared the alert on facebook and sent out an e-mail. I'm so upset to hear about this. I don't even know this owl and I'm worried about him. I can't even imagine how you all must be feeling. :(

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  4. Dakota is flighted and has killed live prey before, but still needs to come home. Being GHO mating season he'll probably be approaching people if free. Is someone monitoring his old cage site?

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  5. I sure hope you find him. How sad someone would take such a beautiful creature!

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  6. This is so sad. I live very close by. I will keep my eyes peeled. :(

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  7. I pray you find Dakota.

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  8. This is a fear of ALL keepers of non-releasable raptors. I hope you are able to recover him....m. www.hawktalk.org

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  9. This is so sad. I hope Dakota is found soon and I also hope the punks that did this pay.

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