Tag: owls
Hunters in the Sky
In 2013 I met Nancy Conney, founder and operator of Sky Hunters, a non-profit organization that rescues about 350 harmed raptors a year. Last July she was June’s “make up” speaker to the Mission Hills Garden Club. Conney gave us some background. Of the birds rescued each year, approximately 80 per cent are released to […]
Tiny Backpacks on Small Owls Helps Conservation
Conservationists working with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are using pint-size data-tracking systems to monitor the movements and resource use of burrowing owls in San Diego County. The GPS dataloggers are placed in a tiny backpack carried by each owl. “The backpacks are small enough that they are not negatively affecting the […]
