After cleaning, they put it all back — or else the owls will, Chiono said. With the team’s help, the burrowing owl populations have soared. In 2008, the owls had fallen to four nesting pairs ...

“After decades of effort to safeguard declining burrowing owl populations in California, the species has finally been afforded interim state protections where they’re most needed — at least for the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a March 2024 petition by conservation groups, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has found that protecting the western burrowing owl under the California ...