A badger is pictured at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in this file photo. Burrowing owls nest in burrows dug by badgers, prairie dogs and other animals. Badgers disappeared from the site when the U ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

If you know where some burrowing owl traditionally nest, get ready for some entertaining activities as they get ready to ...

Meet the burrowing owl. Burrowing owls stand only less than 10 inches high. True to their name, the owls often occupy burrows excavated by prairie dogs in the western United States and gopher ...

In South Florida, the struggle to balance human development with the protection of sensitive animal species continues — and ...

As the name suggests, burrowing owls primarily roost and breed mainly in underground burrows, officials said. The burrows are often inherited secondhand from ground squirrels, "so a population of ...

Adult females are slightly smaller and darker than males. HABITAT: Typical burrowing owl habitat is open, dry, sparsely vegetated land with available burrows, adequate food supply, and perches for ...

They can’t create burrows themselves, instead relying on old tunnel systems created by other burrowing mammals like ground squirrels. A burrowing owl stands along an agricultural canal near the ...

Burrowing owls, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, are small, unusual owls that nest in underground burrows rather than trees. They typically live in open, sparsely vegetated areas ...

By partnering with landowners, agencies and residents to preserve the rural character and ecological richness in Ramona, the San Diego Habitat Conservancy has rehomed and protected burrowing owls, a ...

Cape Coral Wildlife Trust has acquired 81 lots to preserve burrowing owl habitat, thanks to a grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The owls thrive in the city's sandy ...