As I researched, I became fascinated by why Southwest Florida hosts the nation’s largest population of burrowing owls. This led to exploring conservation efforts and challenges. What is ...

Burrowing owls in Cape Coral, photographed Monday, January 13, 2025. The city has the largest population of the Florida species of the Burrowing Owl in the state. Burrowing owls can be found ...

The Cape Coral City Council approved the purchase of five lots for burrowing owl preservation using funds from a state grant. The city received a $900,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Avian flu is claiming the lives of iconic San Francisco Bay wildfowl, and the Trump administration can hardly be trusted to contain it.

The burrowing owl is listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, the state agency charged with protecting native wildlife and habitat. Historically ...

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 ...

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted scientists. Finding a mate isn’t just about love for California ...

Early accounts of the owl in California described it as one of the state's most common birds. In the late 1860s, according to one ornithologist, “burrowing owls stood on every little knoll” around San ...