Owl News Articles Index - Page 64
State Game Commission gives a hoot about barn owl conservation
By Chris Birk, 2006-06-18
Northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S.A. - Once a vital part of the landscape, barn owls have become strangers to much of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The state Game Commission hopes to reacquaint the distinctive birds with the
region.
Building on successes in southern Pennsylvania, the commission has expanded its
Barn Owl Conservati... |
Look Whooooo's getting state help
By Chris Birk, 2006-06-16
Northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S.A. - Once a vital part of the landscape, barn owls have become strangers to much of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The state Game Commission hopes to reacquaint the distinctive birds and the
region.
Building on successes in southern Pennsylvania, the commission has expanded its
Barn Owl Conservation ... |
More hiss than hoot - baby barn owls rescued
By Mark Havnes, 2006-06-16
Enoch, Utah, U.S.A. - These orphans are rowdy and ravenous. They hiss like cats trapped in
a haunted house and, like Oliver Twist, they always want more.
In their case: more mice to munch.
You see, these six orphans are young barn owls. They were rescued this week from a hay stack in Enterprise in southwestern Utah a... |
Boxes help biologist study baby boreal owls
By Tim Mowry, 2006-06-15
Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A. - Standing on an aluminum extension ladder 15 feet up in a birch tree, Jack Whitman could barely contain his excitement when he peered down into a wooden owl box attached to the tree.
''Way cool!'' exclaimed Whitman, sounding like a kid on Christmas morning.
Not only was there a red and black cl... |
Burrowing owls holding their own
By Mike Reilly, 2006-06-15, 1 comment
Marco Island, Florida, U.S.A. - Those cute little burrowing owls, which are seen all over Marco Island, are apparently melting a few hearts while they continue to flourish.
According to the City of Marco Island's environmental specialist Nancy Richie,
that's despite the dry weather and continuous build-up of the island.
Ri... |
Commentary: Forestry may hold key to spotted owl's existence
By Larry Irwin, 2006-06-14
Northern California, U.S.A. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently decided not to list the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act, citing stable populations in the Sierra Nevada and expectations of habitat improvements resulting from forest thinning efforts.
Thousands of loggers, sawmill workers and fo... |
Relocating Owls: Lock, Stock and Burrow
By Heidi Ridgley, 2006-06-09
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. - It's 6 a.m. just outside Phoenix and Bob Fox is up to his chest in a dirt hole. Blindly, he thrusts his arm into a side tunnel of the burrow he's uncovered and gropes. Then comes the unmistakable warning rattle. With ungloved hands, he braces himself and grabs hold.
The bite is painful, but Fox h... |
New home for evicted tawny owls
2006-06-05
Newport, Gwent, Wales, U.K. - A pair of tawny owl chicks who fell out of their nest at the age of two weeks have been given foster parents.
The birds were found in the grounds of a church in Newport and named Bluebell
and Blossom.
Dave Cooksey, who runs The Welsh Owl and Wildlife Sanctuary, was called to the
church to ... |
Builders, rescuers join to relocate owls
By Kate Nolan, 2006-06-03
Arizona, U.S.A. - Arizona burrowing owls and developers have one thing in common.
They both like flat, treeless plains. Predictably, conflicts arise as each lays
claim to its property.
On the developers' side is market demand for housing and commercial development.
On the birds' is the federal Migratory Bi... |
Game and Fish evaluating new habitats for displaced owls
By Kate Nolan, 2006-06-03
Arizona, U.S.A. - Arizona's dizzying acre-an-hour development pace has booted many an Arizona burrowing owl from its below-ground dwelling.
For the past 12 years, Wild at Heart, a Cave Creek bird-rescue group, has been
relocating the displaced owls to man-made burrows often miles from their native
burrows, whi... |
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