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Harry Potter blamed for number of abandoned owls in Flintshire 2008-06-04
Harry Potter is being blamed for a rise in the number of owls being abandoned at an animal rescue centre. Staff at Flintshire Wildlife and Pet Rescue Centre say fans of the J K Rowling's boy wizard have bought owls as pets, only to find they can't cope with them. Co-owner of the rescue centre,...

Congratulations, Arizona! Pygmy Owls Born In Captivity By Mindy Blake, 2008-06-04
The first ever captive bred cactus ferriginous pygmy owls are Arizona natives! Four tiny birds were born from two pairs of adult pygmy owls this spring. It's all part of an effort to add to the wild population of these birds. Arizona Game and Fish started the experimental project last year, with ...

Owls, the new target of illegal bird traders By Sanjeeb Baruah, 2008-06-03
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Owls are becoming the latest target of illegal bird traders in India as they try ingenious ways to hoodwink the law with the demand for these nocturnal birds soaring in global markets. Bird experts say that three species of owls - the Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl and the E...

New Threats to the Spotted Owl Prompt Legal Notice on the Elliott State Forest By Noah Greenwald, 2008-06-03
PORTLAND, Oreg.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Umpqua Watersheds Inc, Cascadia Wildlands Project, and Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to reconsider the impacts of logging mature and old-growth fore...

Kids, burrowing owls coexist at Pompano school By Alexia Campbell, 2008-06-03
Pompano Beach - A family of Florida burrowing owls has taken over part of a playground at McNab Elementary School. But the students don't seem to mind. The children dart from the slides to the monkey bars while the wide-eyed birds look on. One of the babies peeks out from its sandy nest to wa...

U.S. eyes relisting owl as in danger By Dan Sorenson, 2008-05-31
The formerly endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owl - the little bird that stopped bulldozers and shaped growth on the Northwest Side for several years - is being considered again for endangered listing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the 7-inch, 2.5-ounce, lizard-eating owl as en...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife to begin review of tiny owl's status 2008-05-31
TUCSON - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to conduct a yearlong status review of the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl in a move that could restore it to threatened or endangered species protection, the agency said Friday. The action comes in response to a petition from Defenders of Wild...

SF State scientists expose new threat to spotted owl By Denize Springer, 2008-05-28
SAN FRANCISCO - A new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in Spotted Owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than previously understood for the already threatened Northern and California Spotted Owls. The study, co-authored by San Francisco State Univ...

McCluer North takes injured owl under its wing By Brian Flinchpaugh, 2008-05-27
Walter Crawford likes to cite a popular television commercial where two crows are sitting on a tree branch, peering through a clear glass door. One nudges the other, and they begin cackling as a unaware human briskly walks directly into the door with predictable results. Do birds recognize t...

Eagle eye on owls' future 2008-05-27, 1 comment
Owl enthusiast Chris Ashwin hopes his success in breeding a female owl will mean the revival of an endangered species. Mr Ashwin from Didcot, has successfully reared Mackinder's Eagle Owls, but has bred only males - until now. He hopes that starting another pair breeding will boost numbers ...

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