The economy is taking a toll on rare Barn Owls in India, believe it or not. Apparently some businessmen in northern India are sacrificing live owls in the traditional belief that it will bring them prosperity. To meet the demand, poachers are stepping up their efforts in the illegal owl trade, much to the detriment of the already uncommon Barn Owls.
Read the full article in the Hindu News.
Alice the Great Horned Owl is a permanently injured owl who works at the Houston Nature Center in Houston, MN and lives with her handler, Karla Bloem. Rusty and Iris are Great Horned Owls that are both blind in their right eyes and cannot live in the wild. Rusty and Iris are breeding in captivity as part of Karla's vocal study on Great Horned Owls. All together they have led to the creation of an International Owl Center in Houston, MN and an International Festival of Owls.
