Scott | February 26, 2010

TweetIt sounds too good to be true.  Owls returning to the habitat from where they had just been evicted.  Owls re-establishing themselves just in time for breeding season and able to contribute to a declining Bay Area burrowing owl population.  Incredible! Incredible is indeed the word and I must say perfectly describes the inconceivable antics [...]

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Scott | February 23, 2010

TweetThe day has come for a response from the California Attorney General’s office in regards to my letter and request for burrowing owl assistance.  After numerous calls and emails to the ‘Office’ over the last month regarding burrowing owl evictions, I was informed during today’s conversation that there may be a potential conflict of interest.  [...]

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Scott | February 12, 2010

TweetAnd just when one thought the burrowing owl dilemma in the East San Francisco Bay Area could not get any more incredible, a series of shady events unfolded during the last two weeks.  I held off reporting some of these facts because I have been in direct contact with and awaiting responses from the Department [...]

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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 [...]

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