Burrowing owl removed from cruise ship golf course

Wildlife officer take owl from ship

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. — Florida wildlife officers have removed a burrowing owl from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

The tiny and protected owl had made a home inside the ship’s mini-golf course, on the upper deck. Crew members called the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help relocating the bird.

Commission spokesman David Bingham says the owl was safely moved to an open field in western Broward County.

Florida burrowing owls are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act.