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Woohooooo as owls bond

CONSERVATION

FRIENDS with benefits.

That’s what the Owl Box Project in Howick is hoping for after they recently matched two young spotted eagle owls ahead of their release into the wild.

And so far it’s been woohoo all around as the two seem to be getting along like birds of a feather.

Raptor expert Tammy Caine from the Owl Box Project said one bird was a captive bred owl from the Crocworld Conservation Centre

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