A petition to list the western burrowing owls as an endangered or threatened species was accepted on Oct. 10 by the commission, making the unusual owl a “candidate” for protective status under ...

They’re helping burrowing owls get their underground homes ready for the season. The site is home to deer, songbirds and North America’s largest population of burrowing owls, said Jon Bloom ...

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 ...

FILE - A burrowing owl and three young chicks sit at the entrance to their nest in Brian Piccalo Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jose Camacho was frustrated ...

In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has sharply declined as development takes over areas where they’ve lived for years. Small, brown and speckled with bright, charismatic ...

Donate now. California’s western burrowing owls may soon see greater protections as a petition to list some populations of the bird as endangered has advanced through a state agency. This is the ...

We’re talking, of course, about burrowing owls. Everyone loves the soda-can-sized raptors, it seems, and this Saturday gives you a chance to celebrate them with other owl lovers, too.

A burrowing owl at Shoreline Park in Mountain View. Courtesy Tom Grey. For years, Mountain View has been at the forefront of conservation efforts to monitor and protect burrowing owls at Shoreline ...

The burrows, as well as the human-made rubble pile burrows created by people working to restore this portion of the Devereux Slough, are a good home for pint-sized burrowing owls. On a sunny Friday ...

A tiny owl stranded at sea surprised a local crew boat on the morning of October 6. The boat, which was shuttling workers from the Goleta Pier to Platform Holly, found the western burrowing owl ...