Advocates say the decline of the burrowing owl in California has accelerated. They want the state to add the bird to the endangered or threatened list.
It’s kind of hard not to be smitten with the burrowing owl. Standing just 9 inches tall and weighing less than a cup of coffee, these owls prefer to live in the ground, where they feed mainly on insects and small rodents, rather than in trees. Their miniature size, feathery floof and comically big eyes give these birds of prey a charisma that captivates the lens of wildlife photographers and the hearts of even the most clinical environmental scientists.
She likens the situation to a hospital where they're trying to address many patients — species tagged as 'special interest' like the burrowing owl are in the ICU, but most of their resources are going toward endangered and threatened species in the emergency room. Portman spends a lot of her time teaching Californians how to apply the California Environmental Quality Act to protect burrowing owls. The statute, which Gov.
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