The Cape Coral City Council has approved the purchase of the first five lots under the Burrowing Owl Habitat Protection Grant ...

As I researched, I became fascinated by why Southwest Florida hosts the nation’s largest population of burrowing owls. This led to exploring conservation efforts and challenges. What is ...

Burrowing owls in Cape Coral, photographed Monday, January 13, 2025. The city has the largest population of the Florida species of the Burrowing Owl in the state. Burrowing owls can be found ...

Alexandra Fasulo's Matlacha home was destroyed by storm surge during Hurricane Ian in 2022, so she bought a property near her ...

A pair of small burrowing owls, which are native to Florida where the ship departed, took refuge in the ship’s park-like space and ended up tagging along on a cruise vacation across the ocean.

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

The Cape Coral City Council approved the purchase of five lots for burrowing owl preservation using funds from a state grant. The city received a $900,000 grant from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

The burrowing owl is listed as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or FWC, the state agency charged with protecting native wildlife and habitat. Historically ...

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 ...