In an effort to keep sites clean and safe, the Hollister School District has undergone efforts to prevent critters from ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Birds migrating from north to south are a given but migrating from the southwest to the southeast is a little rarer. A burrowing owl is overwintering on a Tennessee River peninsula ...

Two pairs of rare burrowing owls were released this past weekend to Mayo Clinic to help them live in a temporary habitat before transitioning back to the wild. A physician with Mayo Clinic, ...

The owls have an interesting history in the city as they weren't originally found in what is now the city of Cape Coral.

FILE - A burrowing owl and three young chicks sit at the entrance to their nest in Brian Piccalo Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jose Camacho was frustrated ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State wildlife officials are asking for the public's thoughts on whether to list the western burrowing owl as a threatened or ...

It’s kind of hard not to be smitten with the burrowing owl. Standing just 9 inches tall and weighing less than a cup of coffee, these owls prefer to live in the ground, where they feed mainly on ...

Generally speaking there are lots and lots of people who find bats to be pretty creepy little creatures. It makes sense, of course, because bats are kind of freaky-looking animals, but modern day bats ...

A sudden burst of movement kicks up dust on what had seemed to be a vacant patch of dirt at Zanjero Park in central Gilbert. In the mid-morning sunlight, two bright yellow eyes stare forward, ...