Owlets placed higher in tree to help them learn to fly: 'Do not paint all birders as irresponsible show-offs'The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society has placed the two crowd-drawing owlets higher in the tree in Telok Blangah to help them learn to fly.on May 10, Acres said the the baby owls have fledged, meaning their wing feathers have grown large enough for flight.
It added that on May 9, Acres received calls that an owlet had fallen onto the ground and at least once on the road.Facebook group by a member named Art Toh showed someone returning to the nest an owlet that had fallen out at about 2am on May 8. "To most birders, it’s an undying passion to document wildlife in its natural state which contributes to better understanding of wildlife in the midst of our urban environment."
“NParks would like to advise the public to appreciate wildlife from a distance and avoid disrupting their natural behaviours,” said NParks’ group director of wildlife management How Choon Beng.