Bird lovers push to outlaw fishing at park after beloved owl’s death

Brooklyn bird lovers are casting blame on Prospect Park anglers for killing a beloved great horned owl — after its leg got tangled in fishing line last week. Rangers first noticed the raptor hobbling around the 526-acre park last week, but by the time they wrangled it on April 27, it was near death. “He was weak, ice-cold and pale from blood loss,” said Bobby Horvath, a wildlife rehabilitator. “We gave him heat, pain medication […]