Florida Atlantic dorm construction leaves its mascot - the burrowing owl - with fewer homes
Despite pleas from FAU students and faculty, the school is moving forward with the construction of a dorm that will displace ...
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As FAU grows, its beloved mascot the burrowing owl has fewer places to call home
The Florida burrowing owl is a threatened species. Conservationists, students and faculty think Florida Atlantic University ...
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SAVING THE WESTERN BURROWING OWL
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 ...
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Cape Coral's burrowing owls: All about the bird and Saturday's festival
We’re talking, of course, about burrowing owls. Everyone loves the soda-can-sized raptors, it seems, and this Saturday gives you a chance to celebrate them with other owl lovers, too.
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NATURAL HISTORY
Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...