Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late. Now, more than 20 years since a formal ...

As populations of western burrowing owls decline in the state, the California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to consider placing the species on the endangered list. According to the nonprofit ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted today to protect western burrowing owls throughout California as a “candidate” species under the California Endangered ...

State wildlife officials are asking for the public's thoughts on whether to list the western burrowing owl as a threatened or endangered species in California. The California Department of Fish and ...

Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but they are not particularly street-smart. In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the ...

Cape Coral’s most adorable homeowners just got a real estate boost. The Cape Coral City Council approved the purchase of the first five lots under the Burrowing Owl Habitat Protection Grant Project at ...

The stowaways were discovered hanging out in a leafy park on one of the world’s largest cruise ships after it left PortMiami earlier this year on a trip bound for Spain. Why the pint-sized birds that ...

(CN) — The western burrowing owl is inching closer to possibly being protected in California after the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife agreed with a coalition of environmental groups that the ...