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News Articles: owls

A great horned owl sits in a tree at the Massapequa Preserve in New York on April 23, 2024.

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  • Animals

Don't give a hoot about sports? The Superb Owl might be for you

What began as an accidental misspelling or an online joke has soared into a cultural phenomenon.

February 06, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
Georgia is home to several species of birds of prey. Photo by CO SCH

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  • Animals

Can hawks, owls or other Georgia birds lift & carry away small dogs? Here’s what to know

It may seem far-fetched to believe your pet could be carried off by a larger bird, but it can and does happen. In fact, Georgia is home to the main culprits when it comes to pet abduction.

July 17, 2024
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  • Sundi Rose
A Northern Spotted Owl flies after a mouse jumping off the end of a stick in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore. To save the spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a plan to deploy trained shooters to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins.

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  • Environment

To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.

July 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by David Lei shows Flaco the owl on April 28, 2023, in New York. As Flaco enters his second year in the spotlight, it can be easy to forget that his freedom is the result of a crime, one that has improbably remained unsolved for a year.

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  • Animals

A year later, Flaco the owl's escape from the Central Park Zoo remains a mystery

Flaco has become one of New York City's most beloved characters, lounging in courtyards and on fire escapes. But it can be easy to forget that his freedom is the result of an unsolved crime.

February 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A Eurasian eagle owl looks at students from a local school after the release of a 5-month-old red-tailed hawk September 29, 2010 in New York's Central Park.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The owl that became a New Yorker

Flaco, the owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo, remains free. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at how successfuly Flaco has adapted to the wilds of New York City.

February 25, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
Amidst the flood of football content you'll see on your social media feeds this Sunday, you might spot an owl or two.

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  • Animals

The Superb Owl is back, and the crowd goes wild

This Sunday, football fans will choose sides in Super Bowl 56. But while much of the country is preoccupied with football, many others will spend the day rooting for another team: the owls.

February 12, 2022
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  • Megan Lim,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
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