Scott | January 28, 2010

TweetOver the last 9 years I have found myself many a time contemplating aberrant results.  If ever there was (or is) an inevitable lesson that one encounters in biology it is without a doubt a need to be at one with the occasional unexplainable event.  I can tell you firsthand this is indeed an inherent [...]

Category: birds, Commentary, conservation, Human Threats, Migratory Birds, Owls, Raptors, Urban sprawl, Wildlife management | 2 Comments »
Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owls, Kiper Homes, squirrel fumigation

Scott | January 25, 2010

TweetDear Attorney General Brown, I am formally requesting that an investigation be implemented into the current California Department of Fish & Game’s (CDFG) burrowing owl eviction policies.  As you may be aware, the S.F. Bay Area has become enveloped in an owl eviction controversy because of a CDFG approved eviction plan that is currently underway [...]

Category: Commentary, conservation, Human Threats, Wildlife | 7 Comments »
Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Blue Ridge Development, burrowing owl eviction, Burrowing owl mitigation, Kiper Homes

Scott | January 22, 2010

TweetA government cover-up.  Policies established that cater to industry.  A few officials pulling the strings.  Millions of dollars at stake.  And a lone report that trades hands under the cover of night exposing the plot.  We have all seen fictionalized  stories unfold at the movies, and have undoubtedly read actual accounts that now comprise the [...]

Category: birds, Commentary, conservation, Endangered species, Migratory Birds, Owls, Wildlife, Wildlife management | 6 Comments »
Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Burrowing owl mitigation, burrowing owl report, burrowing owls, California Department of Fish and Game, CDFG

Scott | January 20, 2010

TweetInterested in learning more about burrowing owls and burrowing owl conservation.  The California Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting will be held in Livermore, CA on Saturday, February 6th. Not only will I be in attendance, but I am scheduled to deliver a presentation regarding the Antioch burrowing owls and our current actions to change CDFG eviction [...]

Category: birds, conservation, Migratory Birds, Owls, Urban sprawl, Wildlife | 2 Comments »
Tags: Antioch Burrowing Owls, Burrowing Owl Consortium, Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting