Effie Yeaw Center Has New Owl

Special to Carmichael Patch

The  would like to introduce our newest addition, Echo, the Great Horned Owl and also invite you to take part in making sure she has the care she deserves.

Echo the Great Horned Owl was found in South Lake Tahoe area crying (begging) in the night. A volunteer rehabilitator found her and called to her.

Echo flew right down to the rehabilitator and readily ate the food offered to her.  This behavior unfortunately meant that Echo was imprinted or raised by humans as a young owl. 

She did not know how to hunt for food or take care of herself and was looking to people to feed her. The volunteer rehabilitator took Echo to the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care who determined that she was a young owl, about six to seven months old and was imprinted. 

An imprinted bird cannot survive on its own in the wild. The Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care contacted the Effie Yeaw Nature Center about Echo, knowing that we had lost our the previous year.

Since Echo is used to being around people it makes her a perfect fit as an educational ambassador for the Effie Yeaw Nature Center and we look forward to presenting her to schools as well as the public.

If you would like to be one of Echo's adoptive parents (sponsor) for a $50 donation, you will receive an adoption certificate, your name on the animal adoption plaque in the lobby, photo of Echo, thank you card and Echo laminated bookmark.  This also makes a great gift for the animal lover in your life! 

For a $250 donation, you will receive all the above plus a full color thank you plaque. This donation provides Echo and her fellow animal residents with food for one month. In gratitude, we will also schedule a special visit with you and Echo.

To make either donation, or to just make a generic donation of your choice in any amount, please find the link on our website at http://www.sacnaturecenter.net