http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/nhesp/species-and-conservation/nhfacts/asio-flammeus.pdf
Short-eared Owls can be found in Asia, Europe, North America and scattered around South America. In Massachusetts, there is only about 20-25 breeding pairs. The Short-eared Owls nest on the ground and their nests are built by the females with dried grasses and feathers. In Massachusetts, they live in large, undeveloped expanses of coastal sand-plain grassland and maritime heathlands, these habitats are now almost endangered as the owls themselves.
This is really important! Im glad that people are noticing how these owls and other animals really need help.🐥
ReplyDeleteAww... I agree with Katie, this is an important issue. The lack of predators in a certain area could have a profound impact on the surrounding animals/ecosystem. I think that the solution to this problem would probably be protecting the most prominent areas in which the owls nest, at least until the population is larger. Interesting article! :)
ReplyDeleteI think that if companies around these areas helped to fund the protection of these owls, it would help keep the ecosystem working.
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