Overview

• A patrol found the owl on a roadside strip at the Darmstädter Kreuz construction area on June 24.
• Officers contained the injured bird in a box and transported it after noting wing and eye trauma likely from a vehicle collision.
• The Autobahnpolizei handed the owl over to the Verband für Vogelschutz im Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg for medical care.
• This intervention follows earlier motorway wildlife efforts, including a May 6 rescue of orphaned ducklings.
• Police highlighted vigilant driving and rapid response as key measures to safeguard animals on Germany’s motorways.