On April 29 and again on May 6, together with other volunteers for Wild at Heart, we helped build artificial burrows for relocated owls. The population of burrowing owls in Arizona is declining because the owls live in holes dug by mammals, and the mammals are being eliminated as open space is developed. Wild at Heart is protecting the owls by building new underground homes and releasing the owls back to artificial burrows where there won't be more development. All our hard, dusty, hot work was rewarded when we got to meet the family of owls moving into the burrow we helped build on 5/6: a mother, father, and 6 juvenile owls. Group members first learned of Wild at Heart at a special pre-release showing of the movie “Hoot” based on the book by Carl Hiaasen. We were invited to the screening in thanks for our volunteer service at the Feathered Friends Festival (see 4/8/06).
Saturday, May 6, 2006
NEW HOMES FOR BURROWING OWLS
On April 29 and again on May 6, together with other volunteers for Wild at Heart, we helped build artificial burrows for relocated owls. The population of burrowing owls in Arizona is declining because the owls live in holes dug by mammals, and the mammals are being eliminated as open space is developed. Wild at Heart is protecting the owls by building new underground homes and releasing the owls back to artificial burrows where there won't be more development. All our hard, dusty, hot work was rewarded when we got to meet the family of owls moving into the burrow we helped build on 5/6: a mother, father, and 6 juvenile owls. Group members first learned of Wild at Heart at a special pre-release showing of the movie “Hoot” based on the book by Carl Hiaasen. We were invited to the screening in thanks for our volunteer service at the Feathered Friends Festival (see 4/8/06).
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