A juvenile Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is returned to its natural habitat after been looked after for 12 days at the Archipelagos research base in Samos

After having rested for 12 days at the Archipelagos research base in Samos, the juvenile Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo), which was found wounded in Marathokampos cove, was given a clean bill of health and released. The Eagle Owl is the biggest nocturnal raptor within Europe. It is a magnificent bird that can almost reach 75 cm in height. It roosts in holes found in trees and between gaps in rocks, it usually seeks for its prey (small mammals and birds, reptiles and amphibious animals) at dawn and at dusk.

The wounded animal, which was most likely injured by ravens during the daytime, when the nocturnal bird does not often expose itself, was delivered to the Archipelagos’ base by inhabitants of the area.












In order to take proper care of the animal, we received invaluable information and advice from the Association for the Protection & Care of the WildlifeΑΝΙΜΑ, which proved to be essential for the successful rehabilitation of the animal to its natural habitat.












Archipelagos maintains a direct line of communication with many organisations that specialise in this field. This enables us to give the best care to any wounded animals that may need nursing. Whenever specific treatment and care is needed we are able to arrange the safe transfer of the animal to the appropriate rehabilitation centre.












The change that is noticed as far as the behaviour and the idiosyncrasy of the inhabitants is concerned, can easily be justified by the sensitisation of the people. The importance and the need to protect the island’s wildlife is now starting to become widely understood. Indeed, the frequency in which the inhabitants of the island contact Archipelagos in order to report similar incidents is constantly increasing.
Connections exist between the wildlife, ecosystems and the people that live there; this balance is beginning to become more and more comprehensible to everybody.

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