JAMUL, Calif. — At a field in Jamul, a little owl stood sentry beside a pile of rocks, surveying the landscape with luminous, yellow eyes. The burrowing owl was guarding the tunnels that form its ...

A California burrowing owl. Courtesy Scott and Heather Artis/Center for Biological Diversity via Bay City News. Environmental advocates on Tuesday, March 5, urged the California Fish and Game ...

The National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count will be held through Jan. 5. Today we show you some of California’s owls, particularly the burrowing owl, a candidate for the state’s ...

A species of small, furry owls who nest underground in open fields are in imminent danger of extinction and may get a lifeline extended from the California Fish and Game Commission. A petition to list ...

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 ...

A burrowing owl sits inside an entry tube of an artificial burrow. Jason Fidorra Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Pasco, WA In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has ...

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 ...