Scott | January 25, 2010
TweetDear Attorney General Brown, I am formally requesting that an investigation be implemented into the current California Department of Fish & Game’s (CDFG) burrowing owl eviction policies. As you may be aware, the S.F. Bay Area has become enveloped in an owl eviction controversy because of a CDFG approved eviction plan that is currently underway [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owl eviction, Burrowing owl mitigation, Kiper Homes
Scott | January 19, 2010
TweetIt has been 6 days since I have seen a burrowing owl on the Blue Ridge development site in Antioch, CA. With observations spanning well over a year now, these 6 days are the only ones in which a sighting did not occur. I can honestly say it was akin to watching an extinction unfold [...]
Category: birds, conservation, Human Threats, Owls, Wildlife, Wildlife management |
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes
Scott | January 13, 2010
TweetThere are so many details that I’d like to share regarding the Blue Ridge development burrowing owls, but I must refrain from exposing much of the information in an effort to prevent undermining the cause. In short, eviction doors continue to appear and have infiltrated one of the few remaining sections. Just this morning I [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes
Scott | January 8, 2010
TweetThe Kiper Blue Ridge development that is uniting owl advocates across the Bay Area is still moving forward with evictions. Uprooted owls scramble for new burrows as the ones they called home over the last year are slammed shut and ultimately sealed. Now that trespassing signs have been posted, I stand watch from a nearby [...]
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Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes