http://www.owlpages.com/news.php Latest News about owls in the media from owlpages.com http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1012 To many Kenyans, an owl is a bird to be feared and shunned. Yet 61-year-old Sarah Higgins has a clinic for the birds which are common in her vast Naivasha farm. Her clinic, the Little Owls Sanctuary, has become a safe haven for owls that have been injured and are on the verge of death. Higg... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1012 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1011 The Trinity County Board of Supervisors has weighed in on a federal agency proposal to more than double the acreage originally designated as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. In a letter to Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Trinity Count... Tue, 3 Jul 2012 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1011 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1010 A captive pair of northern spotted owls has successfully given birth to a male owlet – for the first time with help from an incubator. The human-assisted birth offers a flicker of hope for the endangered owls, which have suffered over the years from habitat loss and fragmentation due to logging o... Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1010 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1009 Burrowing owls being driven close to extinction by development pressures may have a chance of survival under a new plan that aims to preserve 300 acres of owl habitat inside Mountain View's Shoreline Park. In a study session last week, five city council members expressed support for the plan, whi... Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1009 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1008 Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists have confirmed the presence of a barn owl on a farm near Washington, Washington County, for the first time in nearly a decade. Once a common bird on Pennsylvania farms, barn owls have been declining in Pennsylvania and across the United States. While sev... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1008 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1007 The Bend High Desert Museum announced that its spotted owl, Polka, died of old age. He spent the last years of his long life roosting high in an old growth snag made of concrete, behind a thick wall of bullet proof glass. And unlike most spotted owls in captivity, he fathered many offspring. Polk... Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1007 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1006 People's ignorance and superstition is decimating the population of two species of owls. Spot bellied owls and barn owls are being caught by poachers as they are in great demand for pooja and black magic rituals. Several of these birds have been rescued from captivity in the city and in Maredu... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1006 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1005 The owl population along three Lincolnshire rivers has been given a boost, with resident birds hearing the pitter-patter of tiny talon-toed feet. Staff from the Environment Agency joined forces with the Wildlife Conservation Partnership last week to carry out checks of 50 owl boxes on the South... Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1005 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1004 A possible hybrid of critically endangered forest owlet 'Athene blewitti' and spotted owlet 'Athene brama' has been discovered in the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR), said a recently published research paper. Since the forest owlet is listed under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, the ... Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1004 http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1003 The palm oil industry has gone bird crazy by drafting owls to combat the menace of rodent pests, hoping in the process to burnish its green credentials and save money. Leading Southeast Asian producers of the vegetable oil have tried different pest control schemes over the years, from snake... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 MSK http://www.owlpages.com/news.php?article=1003