Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, hit the headlines more often for the illegal trade in their scales and meat ...

In the vast urban sprawl of Arizona, the habitat of the tiny western burrowing owl is being destroyed—prompting conservationists to think creatively about how to help. A burrowing owl chick ...

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 ...

Burrowing owls have adapted well to urban life ... "We need those predators in order to control rodents, both rats and rabbits.” Simply seeing a rat doesn’t mean there’s a problem requiring ...

Early accounts of the owl in California described it as one of the state's most common birds. In the late 1860s, according to one ornithologist, “burrowing owls stood on every little knoll” around San ...

The 23rd-annual Burrowing Owl Festival features exhibits, demonstrations, live animals, speakers, arts-and-craft vendors, kids activities, bus tours of nearby owl burrows and more. It’s ...