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California considers endangered status for western burrowing owls amid rapid decline
As populations of western burrowing owls decline in the state, the California Fish and Game Commission voted this week to ...
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Western burrowing owls move closer to possible legal protection as numbers dwindle in state
Western burrowing owls are small — about the size of a robin — with big yellow eyes and no visible ... Defenders of Wildlife ...
NYC will never win its war on rats, so it’s settling for a truce
From poison to redesigned trash cans, New York City has tried everything to prevent rats from overrunning its streets—except accepting them.
Rare burrowing owl named as candidate for state endangered species list
These tiny furry owls are vanishing to development of their habitat. Will burrowing owls become an endangered species?
Missoula Current5d
Western burrowing owl receives protection under California act
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The western burrowing owl secured temporary protection Thursday under California’s Endangered ...
Santa Barbara Independent5d
Western Burrowing Owl Becomes Endangered Species ‘Candidate’
Burrowing owls statewide will be protected while the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts a full review of ...
Courthouse News Service7d
Western burrowing owl receives protection under California Endangered Species Act
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The western burrowing owl secured temporary protection Thursday under California’s Endangered ...
Boiling Point: Burrowing owls and solar farms will need to coexist
It’s not just burrowing owl advocates who are concerned about the the consequences of solar sprawl. It’s desert tortoise ...
Los Angeles Times3d
‘Goofy’ owls that nest underground become candidate for endangered status
California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and ...