Owl rescued from netting at Bath landfill

 A crew of firefighters and a biologist from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife saved a great horned owl stuck in the mesh fencing at the Bath landfill on Monday. (Courtesy of Bath Fire and Rescue Department) Bath firefighters and a state wildlife expert saved a great horned owl who was caught in a mesh fence at the city’s landfill on Monday. Landfill employees called for help after discovering the owl tangled in the netting, according to a fire department social media post. Firefighters contacted the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, which sent a biologist to assist with the rescue mission. [](https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Bath-owl-2.jpg) A state wildlife biologist helps an owl escape from netting at the Bath landfill on Monday. (Courtesy of Bath Fire and Rescue Department) The owl was “safely freed,” according to the post. “Thanks to the teamwork of everyone involved, the owl was safely freed from the fence, given a few moments to gather itself, and then soared back into the beautiful Maine sky to continue its adventures,” the Bath Fire and Rescue Department said. [](https://www.bowdoin.edu/?utm_source=TimesRecord&utm_medium=SupportingSponsorship) **The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor **We believe a community must be informed to thrive. [**bowdoin.edu**](https://www.bowdoin.edu/?utm_source=TimesRecord&utm_medium=SupportingSponsorship) Copy the Story Link Tagged: [Times Record](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/times-record/), [Times Record News](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/times-record-news/) [](https://www.pressherald.com/author/katie-langley) [Katie LangleyStaff Writer](https://www.pressherald.com/author/katie-langley) Katie covers Brunswick, Bath and Freeport for the Times Record. She was previously the weekend reporter at the Portland Press Herald and is originally from the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York. [More by Katie Langley](https://www.pressherald.com/author/katie-langley)