when the first harry potter film came out i had a guy on the phone ( no idea how he got my number ) offering me 1000 quid for my pair of snowy owls,, i reply started with f and ended in off, but if i was someone who needed the money it would have been some offer
from what ive heard they can take anything up to a roe deer, there are some "wild ones " about , but if there is a sustained release they will almost certainly reach towns and villages, these birds are capable of raising 2 clutches of 4 a year,