Scott | November 5, 2010
TweetThe ins and outs of burrowing owl conservation can be daunting to say the least. And with events that continue to unfold such as those described in my last post, Misplaced Warnings Hinder Burrowing Owl Conservation (and many others actually), it becomes quite obvious that there has been no significant action in California for a [...]
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Scott | November 3, 2010
TweetI could see their skeletons rising above the concrete sound wall and I just knew a lighthearted Saturday afternoon had now been irreparably damaged. I didn’t want to look, but felt a responsibility for the sole burrowing owl that had been managing to hang on to its shrinking suburban habitat. One of seven remained up [...]
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Scott | October 22, 2010
TweetBurrowing owls are facing sharp declines in California due to habitat loss, lack of education, etc. In this example we discovered that a developer in Contra Costa County failed to follow proper procedures and covered up the burrows of nesting burrowing owls during the 2010 breeding season. This is not an isolated incident and it [...]
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Scott | August 27, 2010
TweetA quick flick of her wrist and her index finger was motioning me to check my lip. There was a little blood, but I wasn’t surprised considering over the last two days we had logged 17 hours under the increasingly warming sun. My lips were cracked but I hadn’t noticed until now. Lines of dirt [...]
Category: birds, conservation, Endangered species, Human Threats, Migratory Birds, Owls, Raptors, Wildlife, Wildlife management |
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