Owl News Articles Index - Page 13

Rare discovery heightens calls to expand protected zone By Richard Leitner, 2009-08-07
Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada - He had been hoping to confirm an earlier sighting of an eastern milksnake, but to Joe Minor's delight he instead stumbled upon a pair of nesting long-eared owls – something not seen in the Hamilton area in four decades. The Hamilton biologist says the discovery during his night-time walk in the...

After car strike: Owl is recovering By Rachel Kirkpatrick, 2009-08-05
Weston, Connecticut, U.S.A. - A barred owl is making a steady recovery at Weston's Wildlife in Crisis after being struck by a car last Tuesday night and rescued by Carol Gamez DVM of Georgetown Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Gamez was headed home on Route 102 (Branchville Road) at approximately 6 p.m. when she noticed cars stoppe...

The Wildlife Society Applauds Withdrawal of Western Oregon Plan Revisions 2009-08-03
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. - Today, The Wildlife Society (TWS) applauded the Department of the Interior's recent decision to withdraw the flawed Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR), which would have intensified logging in Western Oregon and potentially threaten efforts to conserve the endangered northern spotted owl. TWS al...

Owls well in Cape Coral, survey reveals By Denes Husty, 2009-08-03
Cape Coral, Florida, U.S.A. - Burrowing owl development appears to be booming in Cape Coral. A recent street-by-street census resulted in the discovery of more homes than expected for Cape Coral's official bird. According to the report, upward of 500 new nests were discovered, bringing the number of known burrows for the...

Commissioner helps save injured owl By Adolfo Flores, 2009-07-29
Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A. - Watching the 13-inch tall great horned owl she named Bailey spread its brown wings and fly into the trees near her home, Cathy Dunn couldn't help but feel emotional. ''It was very emotional,'' Dunn, a Davidson County commissioner and owner of the Biscuit King restaurants, said with moist ey...

Obama withdraws Bush-era logging plan 2009-07-16
Washington, DC, U.S.A. - The Obama administration on Thursday scrapped the Bush administration's last-ditch attempt to boost logging in Northwest forests by scaling back protection for the northern spotted owl. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday that a plan to increase logging on federal lands in western Oreg...

UN to breed owls to combat rat scourge in Laos 2009-07-16
Bangkok,Thailand - When the rats descended in swarms and wiped out an entire season's rice harvest, hungry Lao villagers supplemented their diets by hunting barn owls, snakes and other wild animals. But now, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization plans to persuade villagers that protecting the pale-faced ...

North America's first northern spotted owls hatched in captivity By Larry Pynn, 2009-07-14
Langley, British Columbia, Canada - In a North American first, two pairs of endangered northern spotted owls have successfully hatched young in captivity by a wildlife breeding centre in British Columbia. The latest hatching in May - at the non-profit Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre in Langley, B.C., a suburb east ...

Washington tree farm strikes habitat deal for owls 2009-07-08
Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. - A Washington state tree farm has agreed to create and enhance habitat for northern spotted owls and marbled murrelets on thousands of acres of forest land it owns in Lewis and Skamania counties. In a deal to be signed Thursday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state Department of Natural...

Bush Exaggerated Fire Risk in Owl Habitat to Favor Logging 2009-07-07
Ashland, Oregon, U.S.A. - The Bush administration made ''greatly exaggerated claims'' about the severity of wildland fire in the 2008 Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl, according to new research published Monday. The controversial recovery plan recommended the elimination of forest reserves on over half of the ...

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