News articles tagged with 'owl'
Black magic behind illegal owl trade in India
— 2 Nov 2010 16:15 | EnvironmentUse of owls in black magic and sorcery driven by superstition, totems and taboos is one of the prime drivers of the covert owl trade, finds a TRAFFIC India investigation into the illegal…
US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species
— 8 Jul 2009 14:48 | EnvironmentA 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and 'connectivity' of wildlife, biologists say, and the…
Foul owls use faeces to show they are in fine feather
— 20 Aug 2008 13:11 | BiologySome years ago, within the Department of Conservation Biology of the Estacion Biologica de Donana (EBD-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; Seville, Spain), a recently established…
Scientists expose new threat to spotted owl
— 28 May 2008 12:59 | BiologyA new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in spotted owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than previously understood for the already threatened…
Ecologists discover city is uber-forest for big owls
— 17 Oct 2007 13:42 | BiologyIt may be news to its bankers, but Charlotte, the biggest city in North Carolina and a major centre of the American financial industry, is actually an old growth forest. At least that's…
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