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Environmental groups go to court over the spotted owl By Michael Milstein, 2008-11-25
A large alliance of environmental groups is joining its foes, the timber industry, in opposing a federal blueprint for protecting the northern spotted owl, the threatened Northwest bird that has stood in the way of logging federal lands. The timber industry argued in a lawsuit filed last mo...

Rampant smuggling of owls from Kerala 2008-11-24
NILAMBUR (Kerala): Eleven species of owls out of the nearly three dozen commonly found in the state especially in the Western Ghat areas, are being smuggled to north India, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where they fetch prices ranging up to a staggering Rs800,000. PV Sajeev, a member ...

Tough times for barn owls By Peter Barrington, 2008-11-20
Barn owls are facing a difficult time. Wet summers have upset their breeding patterns and suitable habitats are in decline. Rain in the middle of the year meant that males were starved of food and were unable to feed the female sitting on their eggs. Females were then forced to leave the nest...

Barns owls flourish with help of nest boxes By Andrew Bowan, 2008-11-18
SHROPSHIRE has seen a rise in the number of barn owls thanks to a successful nest box scheme initiated by the Shropshire Barn Owl Group. The group, a member of the Shropshire Biodiversity Partnership, has installed over 200 barn owl boxes across the county since 2002, helping the population ...

Snowy owls spotted in Northern Tier By Jeff Meyers, 2008-11-18
CHAMPLAIN - A pair of snowy owls has been sighted in the Northern Tier, causing some excitement, but anxiety as well, in the bird-watching community. Assistant Wildlife Rehabilitator Rodney LaValley was traveling along a country road Nov. 8 when he spotted the two birds fairly close to one anot...

Ornithologist builds owl houses in Nacogdoches By Andrew Goodridge, 2008-11-15
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - It's November. Do you know where your owls are? As the cool weather falls on East Texas, more people will be wearing sweaters, drinking coffee and sitting by the fire. But how does an owl come in from the cold? The Eastern Screech Owl, the pint-sized owl in Nacogdoches...

North Essex: Owls caught in barn blaze 2008-11-13
A Barn owl died and another was badly burnt following a fire at a farm. Fire crews from Colchester and Tiptree were called to Roundbush Farm, Layer Marney, at about 9.15am yesterday, to find that a grain dryer in a barn had overheated and about 20 per cent of the grain inside it was burning. ...

Hungry Owl Project in Marin helps winery battle pests By Rob Rogers, 2008-11-10
A truly great organic wine requires excellent soil, a Mediterranean climate and perhaps, a family of owls. "Owls and other raptors seemed to fit right in with what we were doing," said Kendall-Jackson Winery spokesman Mark Osmun. The Sonoma County winery in Fulton began installing 100...

Medina River preserve puts barred owls in the spotlight By Colin McDonald, 2008-11-10
The first owl perched in a pecan tree and watched. A new and unwelcome owl was making noise in its territory at the Medina River Natural Area. On the ground, urban wildlife biologist Richard Heilbrun waited as well. He and his amplified owl call were actually the new owl - looking to pick a f...

Tiny owls make brief pit stop at Kings Gap By Andrea Ciccocioppo, 2008-11-09
The small owl sat in front of a group of about 100 children and adults for nearly an hour as she was poked, pulled and banded. She didn't seem to mind the "oohs" and ahs" of the crowd or the flashes of cameras. "She's being very good," said Karl Kleiner, a biology profe...

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