Owl News Articles Index - Page 2

Burrowing owls dig new home at school By Patti Roth, 2009-08-29
Like the home-improvement TV show, While You Were Out, a group of do-gooders swept onto school property in Hollywood to spruce up a dwelling. In this instance, though, the residence receiving all the attention was for burrowing owls, who for years have been raising hatchlings on a vacant slic...

Burrowing Owl Chicks Hatch at Smithsonian's National Zoo for the First Time in 30 Years By Enica R. Thompson, 2009-08-28
Washington, DC - The Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomed two burrowing owl chicks Aug. 2—the first hatching of this species at the Zoo in 30 years. The chicks' parents, a 5-year-old male and 4-year-old female, have been at the Zoo since June 2006. The last time burrowing owls successfully b...

A happy ending for injured screech owl chicks By Liz King, 2009-08-25
BYFIELD - After three months of human care, the two baby screech owls that fell from their nest in May have grown up and been released to the wild. Retired Triton Regional School science teacher Dave Taylor, who is well-known for his wildlife rehabilitation projects, took the owls in when they ...

Sanctuary opens for owls dumped by Harry Potter fans 2009-08-25, 1 comment
An animal sanctuary has opened to help house unwanted owls bought as pets by Harry Potter fans. The Potter phenomenon has been blamed for a surge in the number of people buying owls, emulating the young magician who keeps a snowy owl called Hedwig as a pet. Now an animal sanctuary has opened...

Barking owl 'may have sparked body hunt' By Henri Paget, 2009-08-25
Police have admitted the blood-curdling shriek of a barking owl - also known as the "screaming woman owl" - may have sparked a search for a body in northern NSW. A woman reported hearing screams over a number of minutes at about 8.30pm (AEST) on Sunday and drove to a dam near the vill...

Rescued owl making a recovery By Stacy O'Brien, 2009-08-25
A great horned owl rescued after getting tangled in a barbed wire fence is on the mend. Jan Bell found the bird southeast of Red Deer on Friday and managed to free it with the help of Kevin Lundie. The owl suffered a number of puncture wounds to its right wing as it tried to free itself fr...

Predators key to sustainable farming 2009-08-21
Barn owls have emerged as the unlikely heroes in the fight against climate change, saving Malaysian farmers more than money, UQ PhD Student Chong Leong Puan has found. A student from UQ's School of Integrative Systems, Mr Puan examined predator behaviour to determine the effectiveness of barn...

Owls ready for your field By Colleen Grzan, 2009-08-19
Got mice? Or gophers, voles or field rats? If so, seven barn owls that are almost ready to fly may be able to help. Nature's supreme flying mousetrap, a barn owl, weighs only about one pound and can catch more than 1,500 small rodents a year, silently hunting around human habitats and large...

Dismembered owl discovered By Kekoa Enomoto, 2009-08-13
KAHULUI - A dismembered owl was found in a box in the Costco parking lot Monday, the victim of a federal offense that carries up to a $15,000 fine. Fern Duvall, wildlife biologist with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife in the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, said he was c...

Quick action saves pygmy owl By Judith Lavoie, 2009-08-13
When a tiny owl crashed into the window of a home near Saanich Commonwealth Place last week, it was almost curtains for the bird. But the Cheeseman Road residents who found the northern pygmy owl rushed it to Central Victoria Veterinary Hospital, where staff contacted the SPCA's Wild Anim...

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