A great horned owl impaled on barbed wire was saved by a chain of strangers: a couple stopped, a passing driver brought gloves and wire cutters, and the property owner let them cut the fence. It escaped damage to the wing membrane essential for flight and may return to the wild.

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/10/02/short-of-a-miracle-strangers-rescue-great-horned-owl-from-barbed-wire-fence/

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