SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a March 2024 petition by conservation groups, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has found that protecting the western burrowing owl under the California ...

Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late. Now, more than 20 years since a formal ...

Cape Coral is taking steps to protect its burrowing owls. Last year, the city council approved a $900,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to purchase plots of land for ...

The bird did not disembark the cruise ship willingly, officials said. A member of a threatened owl species couldn't resist the chance to join vacationers aboard a cruise liner, evading capture for ...

Not to readers: Naples Daily News and The News-Press journalist Mickenzie Hannon recently took on an assignment that had her ...

A burrowing owl sits inside an entry tube of an artificial burrow. Jason Fidorra Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Pasco, WA In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Three young ...

The Burrowing owl population is thriving and growing on Cape Coral. The results for 2025 Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Census were announced on Aug. 6. When the counting concluded during the weekend of May ...

NEW YORK — A member of a threatened owl species couldn't resist the chance to join vacationers aboard a cruise liner, evading capture for weeks. A "wayward" burrowing owl hitched a ride on the Royal ...