Burrowing owls are being found dead in their nests after picking up rats that have ingested rat poison left out by people in Cape Coral. “I lose sleep,” said Pascha Donaldson with Cape Coral Friends ...

State wildlife officials are asking for the public's thoughts on whether to list the western burrowing owl as a threatened or endangered species in California. The California Department of Fish and ...

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 ...

HERMISTON — Deep in the sandy terrain of Rees Training Center, a small owl with bright yellow eyes peered from an artificial burrow that became home to the most successful burrowing owl colony in the ...

With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support ...

David Johnson pulls a bucket off the top of an artificial nest May 25, 2024, to check on burrowing owl hatchlings on the National Guard grounds near Hermiston. HERMISTON, Ore. — Sixteen years after ...

CAPE CORAL, Florida (WFTX) — The little white sticks all over Cape Coral mark the homes of one of the city’s gems. “I didn’t know anybody in town, so I kind of rode around to see where I lived and I ...

Research at the Global Owl Project’s human-made burrowing owl network in eastern Oregon has revealed some fascinating habits of the tiny raptors. Here are five things that project Director David ...