#30daychallege researching and sharing the work of a charity a day, today @suffolkowls "Established as a registered charity in 2001, the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary is based at Stonham Aspal in Suffolk, where it operates a comprehensive facility for the care & rehabilitation of owls from the region, and the promotion of owl conservation throughout the UK and beyond. The Sanctuary is open to the public all year round where it maintains the following services as the beneficiary of public donations. A Raptor Hospital for Injured Wild Owls & Other Birds of Prey The Owl & Raptor Hospital at S.O.S. is fully equipped for the care and treatment of the many injured wild owls & other birds of prey which are brought into the Sanctuary every year. Many of these can be given a recuperative overnight pick-me-up before being re-released into the wild shortly thereafter. Owls that are more seriously injured but stand a good chance of mid- to long-term recovery are given medical aid & sometimes surgery, and are then allowed the space & time to fully recuperate in one of the secluded flight recovery aviaries at the Sanctuary before returning to the wild. Regrettably, injured owls that are brought into the Sanctuary but are professionally judged to be beyond the pale, with no hope of meaningful quality of life, are euthanased by a vet. A Hack-Back Team which Safely Introduces Recovered Owls back to the Wild SOS also receives a number of nestlings and these require specialised handling from the Hack-Back team, who also manage the careful rehabilitation of birds who have been at the Sanctuary for a long period of time recuperating. A temporary hack box (an enlarged nest box with a mesh-covered outdoor area) is sited in a suitable location from where these birds will gradually be reintroduced to their natural environment."

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