Snowy Owl Rehabilitated, Released in Barrow

Photo by Jake Neher, KBRW - Barrow: City of Barrow Mayor Bob Harcharek (Left) and Bird TLC Board Member Blair Marlowe Christensen (Right) stand next the cage of the Snowy Owl they were releasing back into the wild.

A snowy owl is settling into its new territory just outside Barrow. The owl was found emaciated in Anchorage late last year. On Tuesday, after more than six months of rehabilitation, it was released back to the wild.

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Jake Neher is a reporter at KBRW in Barrow.

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