Burrowing Owls in Canada

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Map of Canada NATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE BURROWING OWL
"World Wildlife Fund-Canada is actively pursuing its campaign to save the burrowing owl, using it as a figurehead in its overall campaign to reduce reliance on pesticides. As a result, carbofuran is now outlawed for use against grasshoppers."

REGINA: May 10, 1999
"Environment Minister Christine Stewart today announced the commitment of $137,743 in funding for five environmental projects by community groups in Saskatchewan"

CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE
"Present causes for concern: continuing decline in population (16% per year); low productivity due to limited food supply; high summer mortality; limited information on migration and winter ecology"

ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM

"Since 1928, only three nest sites have been located: one at Chopaka in the lower Similkameen Valley (1943), another at Okanagan Landing (until 1963), and a third on the West Bench near Penticton (1970). Now found only at the reintroduction sites near Osoyoos/Haynes Lease and Kamloops."

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ALBERTA

"Alberta Birds of Prey Centre. At our centre we have one of North America's largest captive breeding populations for this endangered species"

ALBERTA

"The Alberta Wildlife Act lists the Burrowing Owl as an Endangered Animal. Both the birds and their nests are fully protected."

ALBERTA

"Detailed status report (July 1997) "

ALBERTA, CENTRAL

"An open letter to landholders in the mixed grass prairie region of Alberta."

BRITISH COLUMBIA

"BCadventure"

MANITOBA

"The Burrowing Owl is Endangered from Manitoba because it's sensitive to the spraying of the insecticide-Furadan 4804"

SASKATCHEWAN, COLGATE

"The prairie at Colgate supports as many as 15 pairs of Burrowing Owls (1.5% or more of the estimated Canadian population "

SASKATCHEWAN

"Burrowing Owl Migration Tracking: An attempt to track 12 radio-collared owls from Saskatchewan in the fall of 1997 found the owls moved in a southeasterly direction with nightly movements averaging 186 km"

SASKATCHEWAN

"The Saskatchewan-based Operation Burrowing Owl (OBO) was one of the first wildlife stewardship programs in Canada. It was launched in 1987 by His Royal Highness Prince Philip"

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