Berks County and conservation officials urge fishermen to properly dispose of spent monofilament line and hooks.

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

A dead great horned owl is hopelessly entangled in monofilament ... “The tightly wrapped fishing line had cut off circulation in the owl’s leg and dug so deeply into the skin to cause infection.

That was the case at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia last weekend, when staff from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center released a great horned owl that had been in their care.

What appears to be a great horned owl takes a moment to recuperate its strength before flying off ... and the Ellicott officers worked for more than 30 minutes -meticulously cutting the netting from ...