<p>Flathead County Animal Control officer Carisa Hoerner releases a Great Horned Owl Friday afternoon near Creston. The owl was being cared for by Kari Gabriel at Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center after it was hit by a vehicle on the first of the year. Feb. 21, 2014 in Kalispell, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

March 6, 2014