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 ...

But human population explosion has reduced the charismatic western burrowing owl's breeding populations by more than 60 percent, and counting. Early accounts of the owl in California described it as ...

Burrowing owls in California are found mostly in grasslands and along irrigation banks adjacent to intensive agriculture, in expansive grasslands, and in small patches of grassland surrounded by urban ...

A tiny, brown-feathered bird — a Western burrowing owl – perched inside of it, staring out at her with wide yellow eyes. Miller laughed out loud. “They seem like little people,” she said.

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

Annie Warren / NWPB Most of the owls nesting on the depot overwinter in California. Last season, a couple of birds born at the site overwintered in western Oregon. Burrowing owls in South America ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting conservationists to think creatively about how to help. Photographer and National ...

This photojournalism project is in the UP’s latest print issue, Vol. 32, “Earth Day: Exploring Environmental Research and ...

Burrowing owls, standing at about nine inches tall, sit on their perch right at hip level for us. People like Pascha Donaldson and Beverly Saltonstall love them. “Once you get involved ...

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 ...