For those who write that the owl should be free. When the owl was young, she was sick (lung problems). Yoll was born in the nursery, like her mother and grandmother (she is 3rd generation). She is not from nature! She does not know how to hunt, she does not even respond to living mice. She does not know what to kill them. Once she took off her mounts by accident and flew away ... to a nearby tree and sat there for 5-6 hours (this is dangerous in the afternoon in the city, a flock of ravens can attack it and bring it down to the ground where a dog can attack it). The owl does not understand that it must be released to "freedom" because considers the apartment to be his home, and would not be happy if she was kicked out. Nika is an aviation ornithologist, she works and deals with birds, if you are not an ornithologist (do not have education and training), you should not give advice on keeping a bird. Release the bird, kill it - the good ones go live in the forest from your homes, because your ancestors lived there. P.S. It may be a surprise, but owls do not like to fly. They do not migrate and fly little in nature, only during hunting. This owl is forced to fly in parks to maintain physical fitness, otherwise it will sit on its ass and look around and be happy. Sorry for bad english
Thank you also for including some backstory! On finding this channel, your explanation- plus the owl fact regarding flight- provides a helpful introduction. Otherwise, it would be more confusing: wondering just why a huge owl is indoors! 🦉
your English is great. I have great horned owl friends in the wild, they follow me and fly tree to tree as i walk, they have hunted in front of me and brought back kill to eat, they have mated in front of me and brought their babies to me and we all hoot together and do screech calls. One of the last times I saw every owl in the area and they were having a mating ritual, over 20 of them and the males kept going from female to female, different ones. I feel blessed to have them as friends, they have hunted and mated tonnes of times, same with a pair of coywolves but the female is gone now or passed on and i miss her a lot, a whole lot. She would walk with me too and would sniff my heals, watch me do owl calls in front of her and howl at each other to say hi or goodbye. Peace and God Bless
People in this videos comments don't seem to understand the situation this owl is in. It CANNOT be let out into the wild because it was a rescued animal that has no skills to survive in the wild. If you've watched Yoll's other videos you would understand she is a professional that saves owls and other animals that have been abandoned by their previous owners because they had no skill in taking care of owls. And therefore gives them a better, healthier life with proper care instead of being couped up in a cage to only live for a few years. If she has an owl that is suitable to go into the wild, she releases it into the wild and not keep as a pet. TLDR: This owl is in proper care by a professional caretaker and cannot be let in the wild.
@@awekeningbro1207 No. There are videos of Nika putting a living mouse in front of Yoll and Yoll moving away from the mouse because she's scared of it. She does NOT know how to hunt.
@@WarmCedarElf Her full name is Yollka (which on Russian means fir/Christmas tree) actually. And in Russian, we have to change words depending on the person/subject to which they relate, and depending on many other factors (we call this a "case change", in German there are also similar grammatical rules). Also in Russian language we can change names a bit to make it more cute than it is. AND "У Ели" (it must be "У Ёли) sound like "U Yolli", so this person change her name from Yollka to Yoll and change it because of a question "who has?" (who has furious face? Yoll has. All our language is depending on right questions to the words lol). This stuff is very difficult to someone who do not talk russian, ukrainian, belarusian, polish, maybe german and kazakh languages (one of them, not all), but all I wanted to say is don't try to correct russian-talking people on saying/writing RUSSIAN names. We know better how to change it in different situations :) (I'm sorry if I offended you, I only wanted to correct you tho)
For the idiots who don't take the time to friggin read the video description. Before you scream "ANIMAL ABUSE!!", please calm down. The owner of this channel is a professional falconer and ornithologist. Yoll is NOT a wild owl. She is a third-generation captive-bred owl born in a nursery. She has recurring pneumonia and does not know how to hunt and therefore cannot be released. Yoll is perfectly happy and healthy living in Nika's home. She has plenty of time to fly outside in the park. She is just a bit grumpy in this video. The straps on her feet are jesses, which are like a dog's collar. All raptors in falconry wear jesses, which allow falconers to keep control of the birds. Raptors do not feel uncomfortable when wearing suitable jesses. Moreover they can bite them off with their beaks if they want to, but they don't do so as they perceive the jesses as part of their legs.
Thank you i was gonna write a long comment like this but it seems like u already did. Hate how people are so one-dimensional and think every tamed animal indoors is abused. So shallow and stupid
Hello folks. For those just tuning in. This video is about 1 year old. A lot of comments about letting the Owl go, but the Owl has a lung disease and would not survive in or have a tough time in the wild. This person rehabs birds from what I understand.
@@Godfather_Dootson Yeah it kind of is a bit depressing all they have to do is skim the comments section a bit, to see that all of the information they would need to see to know that. Yet they still demand to see the owl released.
anyone that thinks this owl is in pain or suffering in this ladys care you obviously are new and know nothing about this channel, this woman is highly educated in these kind of animals and is caring for Yoll and all of her other animals very well
HEY YOU. Yeah you, the one about to comment without bothering to read anything about the situation. Owl is not just a pet. She's a rehabilitator, and this owl (Yoll) has a lung disease that needs to constantly be medicated for, and was raised by humans, so would starve if released. The leather straps on their legs are commonly used by falconers and don't hurt them, are easy to bite through in case of entanglement. So please read before posting without research.
Why are there suddenly so many uninformed people giving their uninvited opinions in English here in the past few days? I feel sorry for Nika...Ive been watching this channel for months and there’s so much precious info about eagle owls and wildlife here. Thank you Nika❣
They're edgelords who want to feel better about themselves by pretending like they're smarter than everyone else and insulting anyone who doesn't conform to their limited worldview. Tons of people do that, actually.
Because people love to rant and give their opinions without reading up first. It's that wall of anonymity that makes just typing and posting the bullshit coming from one's brain so much easier and more tempting
As an English speaking viewer I agree, it's as though these people think that because they don't understand Russian they can just assume what's going on.
For those who are screaming at the lady,calling her names and demanding her to let the owl free - you guys are obviously wayyy too emotional and extremely uneducated. She is a bird rehabber which means she saves Birds,takes care of them and releases them back into the wild. Some birds can't go back due to health reasons or they simply can't survive on their own. Those are the birds she keeps safe with her. So stop with the free the owl bs, and actually use your tiny brains before you harass a woman doing a good deed- SAVING ANIMALS!
@@Vigorisium what scabby means is that they took the "youre american i guess..."as a phobic way towards americans. P.s. dont attack me im just clarifying what they mightve meant
@anonymous Freedom will kill her due to being dependent on humans. She was born in captivity, and will never be able to function as a proper eagle owl.
Как там нам в СССР говорили:"Каждая выкуренная сигарета уменьшает жизнь на 15 минут". Так вот, каждое просмотренное "У-ГУ" Камрада Йолл ПРОДЛЯЕТ жизнь на 15 минут! А если ещё и подписан, то ваще бонус мана!
*To those of you about to comment stating that the owl should be set free:* Please do your research before making comments like this. Yoll has Lung Disease, was born in captivity and raised by humans. An animal who has imprinted on humans and raised without the vital knowledge they would gain from being raised in the wild should not be released into the wild, regardless if its species is 'wild.' It is not safe for the animal, since they weren't raised with skills to survive. Please imagine, having food brought to your table every day, having medicine for every illness you get, and water whenever you're thirsty. And then suddenly one day, being set out into the wilderness where none of those things are readily accessible or brought to you, and having no idea how to get them. You could possibly starve, or go thirsty. That's what it would be like for this individual animal. They don't know the skills to survive out in the wild. Their chance of survival is very low. Lastly, the Lung Disease. Yoll would have a much more difficult time surviving in the wild because of it. Add that on top of her life being hand-raised by humans and she would very likely die. For the record, I don't agree with keeping 'wild' animals as pets. If the animal was smuggled into the pet business from the wild, that would obviously be a very big problem. But not all animals that are 'wild' are like this. Some like Yoll are in human captivity because they have never known what it's like to be in the wild (in other words, raised by humans,) or because they are being rehabilitated.
So sad to see people who don't know how to read descriptions of a video. Nika's doing an amazing job at keeping Yoll well and healthy, while also respecting Yoll's personal bubble. I love watching your videos, keep on being awesome !
Что то все противники содержания животных в неволе активизировались прям) Терпения вам Ника, видать карантин людей довел - готовы кого угодно выпускать, даже одомашненное и болеющее животное выращенное с птенца людьми.
You can't just let animals loose that have lived in captivity for years. They are well taken care of. You people commenting about setting her loose, know nothing about wild and domesticated animals. You cant do that. Once you interact with them, everything changes.
I love how half of the English comments that came here from RU-vid's recommendations talks about "Oh that owl is angry, you should set her free", or "Boo hoo, you are a cruel bitch that loves to imprison that owl", or literally crying and whining like PETA when they clearly don't know that the owl is domesticated and the woman is a falconer. She knows how to take care of the owl, and the fact that the owl is domesticated means it won't survive in the wild. The woman has raised Yoll ever since she was a chick. If Yoll were to dislike the woman, she would've caused serious injuries to the woman like snapping her fingers off with her beak or scratching her face with her claws. Yoll knows she's been loved and she lives a happy life. She just angry and grumpy in general.
"Ёль, мастер УГУ!" Это не просто мастер УГУ, это целое искусство Угу-Фу. Веками, его потомки изучали его, чтобы давать всевозможные ответы, на логичные вопросы глупых людей!
Before anybody says this owl should be let go or how cruel this woman is for keeping an owl in captivity, I recommend you go research falconry. The cause for this owl not being in the wild could be due to a number of things including any injuries that could be detrimental to it in the wild. If it was raised from birth it may not understand how to live in the wild, which again would be detrimental to it's survival. Also good falconers will take their birds out to hunt. In fact falconers and their birds become extremely beneficial to eachother as hunting partners. The birds are also fed appropriately and maintain a certain weight in order to achieve peak flight performance, providing them the perfect physical necessities for survival and thrival in the wilderness. Do your research before you comment on something you have no understanding of please.
I’m sorry on behalf of the english people who can read english but refuse to read the description. Seems like most of the people complaining have no higher education whatsoever or are 13 or something.
Okay so I see a lot of people in the comments speaking about setting Yoll free, so I'll *also* give a rundown on Yoll. Yoll has an illness/disease (if I am correct I hear it's a lung disease?) that prevents her from living a life out in the wilderness. If set free, *she will die in a matter of days* . I have watched a couple of videos about Yoll and everything is the same, she is taken care of. This person is a professional (I hear her name is Nika? Which is gorgeous) and knows how to take care of her. I can promise you Yoll is in good hands. (Credit to A S C E N D E D W H I T E M A N for also doing this, what a beautiful man and name) If Yoll *wanted* to fly off, she could have by now. It's clear that Yoll also doesn't want to die so you should care about that if you say "Set her free" and _not_ say "Who the fuck cares?" after somebody gives you a clear description on the backstory of the two, hello there Tom Davis.
Сова НЕ хочет на волю, сова НЕ хочет летать и нет её тут не мучуют. Елка с раннего детства жила с людьми и на вашей «воле» она умрёт, она даже охотится не умеет! Совы летают только на охоту, полёт для совы это как бег для человека, иди побегай голый зимой по лесу, это же вооооля. Ника орнитолог (сори если не правильно написала название) с очень большим стажем, она знает что для сов хорошо а что плохо уж точно больше вас!! (Нике не нужен муж, зачем вообще нужен муж если у тебя дома живёт столько прелести?)
Whoa where are these misinformed commenters coming from? She’s a falconer for airport safety and a rehabilitator. Maybe people should go watch her other videos before making judgement, not just based off the video they see off recommended. This owl isnt usually this grumpy, she explains here that it’s because it’s hot inside and outdoors.
@@DM-wj4gg Seriously, you're the one who decided she was keeping it as a pet before you had any real information, that's the definition of judgemental.
@@DM-wj4gg Well, technically not all first viewers, I checked the comments to see why she was keeping the owl xD just saying, we shouldn't assume things either
К сожалению, этот трешак тут чуть ли не с самого открытия канала((( Недалёкие лицемерные чистоплюйчики-зоошизики не переведутся никак. Так что терпению и нервам Ники можно только позавидовать (хотя, скорее, посочувствовать, ибо ей наверняка и в ВК личку загаживают только так)...
@@Strenyoff с такими бессмысленно спорить. Можно только "задизлайкать" и самому просвещаться. И не заводить сову самому потому что "тозе такую хотю, ми-ми-ми"))
Beautiful owl. I grew up with 2 great horned owls that my dad rescued in our woods when we were kids in Minnesota. We named them Morton and Butterball. We fed them until they were old enough to fly. They still hung around our barn for a couple of weeks when we noticed another owl hanging around. My dad thought it was probably the mother since they fell out of their nest when my dad found them. It was an awesome experience but we were sad to see them go. I'm happy to see owls being cared for, they are my favorite 😍
Finally, a comment from someone who isn't a moron trying to get the owl killed by having it "be free" when it can't survive on its own. Your story is awesome, your parents sound like great people.
Only bad comments come from those who have never taken the responsibility of care for many animals. Its clear this person is using their time to help the world. Thank god for humans
Some people say Yoll wants to be free. But they don't know the owner is keeping her because Yoll has lung disease, she couldn't fly for a long time. That is why she could not be set free. Maybe getting to know more first before leaving any rude comments?
So for the misinformed people in the comments saying “let yoll go blah blah” yoll has a disease which is why she cannot be released into the wild and why the woman in the video takes care of her . A lot of you need to do your research instead of bashing this woman for doing absolutely nothing wrong and caring so well for these animals . Would you rather her let yoll go after years of captivity with her disease to die in the wild ?? Yes she is an owl and yes owls belong in the wild but this as well as many others are special cases that require human intervention.
*_ok thanks cuz I just asked that question. Well maybe she should give that info in the description of every video she posts so there isn't anymore mean comments._*
Ёль понимает,что в её квартире завелась мелкая полосатая интервентка,которая катается на ящерке,мацает Мурлока и причёсывает Нику.Полосатая мелочь посягает на имущество Ёли и потому Ёль зла,очень зла.
What an amazing bird, sad to see so many stupid people saying free the bird or it's suffering. Always love seeing take care of animals, not many people seem to be capable anymore
Guys, that owl has lung disease, and yes, she forgot to add that on her description. That owl would die in a few days were it ever released into the wild. Plus, Yoll could break free if he wanted as the rope is of weak material.
I believe Yoll is sick and injured.She asks him "how's your break today"? He has a sickness in his lungs as well.He seems well fed and cared for.Clearly she is helping him not hurting him.🦉
Eagle Owl Yoll is not sick, or injured, she is getting excellent care. Yoll is a girl. Her keeper, Nika, is experienced ornithologist, so Yoll is in a great hands. I hope this helps.
Ёль: УГУ Ника: Угу! Ёль: **Не понимает, причем здесь философское трактование проблемы сброса античных статуй из космоса и вооруженный захват Воронежа**
you see the owl looking up at the sky? its concerned about the birds flying ahead, because its been kept inside it feels threatened outside, also and more importantly this owl can not see anything clearly inside the flat - nothing really! when she get close to it like she does it can not see at this close proximity, when its outside its vision still wont be great because of the day light so all in all a terrible life for an owl.
This comment section bums me out. Apparently the vast majority of viewers would rather she released the owl and it died within days or weeks in the wild as opposed to seeing it live a long, happy, healthy life in captivity because that is the only alternative. What a shame this is the world we live in.
Reading that statement makes me lose hope in humanity in itself TBH. We as humans need to leave the wild alone. Not have it in a house living Cali-Cornered. Ijs
@@michaelpieseeno8076 ...so, by leaving Yoll alone, she would have died. So you're saying you'd rather she be dead. This is exactly what I was talking about.
@@lyssakate how many animals are in the wild dying as we speak? I don't see you or anyone for that matter going in there and saving them so why is this a huge issue to you? Now before you go off with what you have to say, I'm a lover of animals but I'm also real in how I understand things.
@@michaelpieseeno8076 how on earth would you know what I do with my free time? What an assumption to make, holy shit. I volunteer at animal shelters, I've fostered animals that were too contagious to be with the rest of the population, and I have a lot of friends with acreage who donate their time and effort to rehabbing larger animals. This is something I care about deeply. I started volunteering at the local animal shelter at 14 after school. I'd take the city bus to get there. I've seen lots of wild animals that were unable to be released after rescue. Three-legged raccoons, blind opossums, fawns that have lost their fear of people or society. The best case scenario for these animals (short of saying, "they don't belong with us!" And euthanizing them or abandoning them in a habitat they can no longer survive in) is that one of the volunteers or rangers decides to get their cert and keep them for their natural life. Why is that so offensive to you?
@@lyssakate 1. It's hard for me to be offended. 2. I can care less what you do for your free time. And 3. Just cuz you feel like your heart is pure of gold doesn't mean I'm a bad person for thinking realistically. Now you can go on to carry this convo to its beyond but it's not going to help out the fact that animals prefer the wild more than captivity. But do spill your comeback.
Some of these comments confuse me, like do some of yall really think you can just get an owl or bird of prey on a whim because you want one as a pet? Cuz it definitely doesn't work that way, you gotta get a falconry license and whatnot. And where I'm from that means being in an apprenticeship for like 2 years, it's not that easy. And even then I've never heard a falconer refer to their bird as a mere pet, but generally as a hunting companion. Because they arent domesticated like pets. And unless it's a rescue or a hand raised bird like Yoll, the birds generally are hunting companions. Part of using a bird for hunting means literally releasing it back into the wild with the trust it'll come back because you formed a symbiotic relationship with it. If they truly despised being in captivity, they wouldn't come back and would stay in the wild.
I think people who know nothing of owls are mistaking the general personality of this owl to be "sadness". If the bird didn't like that lady it would seriously injure her; it can rip her fingers off if it wanted in a millisecond. An animal like that can seriously injure you by accident with ease. Yoll is about as happy as an owl gets which is still pretty angry in general lol. Stop trying to humanize every creature. If you really knew how to relate to owls you would know that everything is fine in this situation.
@@scriptbug6486 that "bitch" is a expert and studies owls also that "bitch" can't let yoll go becuase it is domesticated it has no survival instincts, that "bitch" knows more than you and wouldn't set it free because it could die and no they can't teach yoll or the sanctuary's animals she's working for survival instincts
@@scriptbug6486 But yet Art doggo is telling you the truth. You're just mad because you're wrong and got called out on it. Handraised, domestic birds of prey can't hunt. You'd know this if youve ever seen shelter videos comparing rescued, injured animals and their hand raised ones. Handraised birds don't participate in untethered hunting and often just stay perch on their handler instead of chasing the food target, unlike the actual wild bird. Even when exposed to this behavior regularly, they do not pick up on what they are supposed to do. Yoll would starve to death in the wild.
@@Bladezeromus This is the whole point sir. Why choose wild animals as pet for the sake of human fun or RU-vid videos. Even if you are doing it for research purposes why to make it online. Because it only encourage other to do so. Everything on this earth isn't your goddam property. If you are living in peace let them too.
I apologize for all my fellow English speaking viewers that are being incredibly ignorant and vile. I understand that this bird is alive only because of you, and its seeming bad temper has nothing to do with how you care for it.
Сначала подумала, что Ёлочке просто жарко, а потом описание прочитала. Как я её понимаю ((( Вроде бы осень близко, а жара жуткая стоит 😖 И ничего не хочется, кроме как сидеть на жопке, хотеть того... не знаю чего и угукать. Бесит всё!!! 😊
Господи... Как меня бесят комментарии на подобии: «Ах, бедная птица! Ей бы в Сибирь!...» и т.д. И т.п. . Я конечно плохо знаю биографию Ёли, но понимаю что она не выживет в дикой природе. Судя по видео , я выяснила, что родители Ёли живут в питомнике и то , что она с рождения живёт с людьми. Возьмём мир этой совы и попробуем перевести на человеческий: Питомник- это дом где родилась и жила этот филин (человек) . Дом Ники - Это место, где уже повзрослевшая птица живёт (человек) . И у самого человека тоже проблемы с лёгкими. Теперь часть которую требуют многие: Допустим, человека который ВСЮ ЖИЗНЬ ЖИЛ В ГОРОДЕ привезли в тайгу . И что он будет делать? Его НЕ учили выживать в лесу. Его НЕ учили обороняться от врагов. А У этого человека ещё и проблемы с лёгкими. Вот вам мой пример. А если вы ВСЁ РАВНО НЕ ПОНЯЛИ , то поднимайте свои задницы и без никаких навыков и знаний, идите выживать в тайгу. Я всё сказала.
This owl is disabled. Without this human lady's help it would die. So please stop with the virtue signalling and white knighting. Learn about the situation before you comment!