Hurricanes Helene and Milton left many burrowing owls homeless, and Pascha Donaldson, a board member of the Cape Coral Wildlife Trust, is working hard to get them back into their burrows.

Their goal was to monitor local fish populations. During the surveys, researchers noticed some burrowing fishes previously ...

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 ...

The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in length, with a round head, white eyebrows, yellow eyes, and long legs. Burrowing owls ...

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 ...

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 ...

Other animals benefit from their labors. Burrows may be shared by snakes, burrowing owls, and even rare black-footed ferrets, which hunt prairie dogs in their own dwellings. Family groups (a male ...

They are also one of the few non-social insects which show maternal care of the developing eggs and very young nymphs. Two small groups of earwigs ... The adult stage of most mayfly species is very ...

Nymphs singer Inger Lorre has died at the age of 61. The news was confirmed in a statement released by her label, Kitten Robot Records. "We are saddened to say goodbye to our beloved friend and ...

Flat patio and sidewalk stones not so much. The greater threat is burrowing mammals like chipmunks, mice and who-knows-what. In my case, it’s chipmunks. These cute furry demons are as prolific ...

In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the vulnerable western burrowing owl — the only owl species that nests and ...