SELAH, Wash. — Investigators are seeking the public’s help in finding out who stole a rare owl from a central Washington bird sanctuary.
The 14-year-old tawny owl was taken Friday from a building on the Raptor House property in the small Yakima Valley city of Selah, the Yakima County sheriff’s office said.
Shannon Dalan, who helps run the sanctuary with his wife, Marsha, said it was obvious the owl didn’t fly the coop on his own: Someone took off a lock to the building, removed latches and unhooked the leash holding the owl, named Sherman.
The bird is glove-trained and frequently is displayed in classes, the sheriff’s office said.
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