Three rescued burrowing owls were reintroduced into the wild after being rehabilitated by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife. The owls were found last year by researchers at two separate nests. One parent disappeared from two nests. Burrowing owls are not able to fledge young If they don't have both parents present, according to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Conservation Program Manager Colleen Wisinki. The owls were brought to Project Wildlife where they stayed for a few months receiving treatment for malnourishment, dehydration and parasites. The owls were then brought to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park where they were “headstarted” -- allowed to grow beyond their most vulnerable stage with human care before being introduced into the wild. The owls were just put into temporary aviaries on protected habitat where they will spend about a month acclimating to their surroundings.