On Dec. 26, at approx. 1:30 p.m., Bentley Police Chief Tim Bryan was flagged down by an area resident, who related that there was an injured owl on his property. The man stated that the large owl could still fly a small distance and that hawks were beginning to attack it, sensing its ill health. The Bentley Police Department helped a resident with an injured owl and transported it to safety. The owl was located at the edge of a field near 16100 W 109th St. N. As the closest available game warden was in Sumner County, Bryan captured the bird, identifying it as a great horned owl, and observed it to have an eye and wing injury. The owl was then placed into a plastic pet carrier and transported to the Hutchinson Zoo for care. The Cargill WildCare Center at the Hutchinson Zoo is a certified rehabilitation center, with over 900 orphaned and injured Kansas animals taken there in 2025. They are also well-versed in raptor care and recognized across the area as a licensed partner in this effort.
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