On Saturday, thousands of people came to Rotary Park, some of them having to walk a half mile because it was the closest place to park, to learn not only about the owl, but to see other animals and learn about how we can do our part to save the bird, other species and the environment.
Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife raised thousands of dollars to protect the city’s threatened species. More than 4,600 people attended the 18th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival at Rotary Park.
A Cape resident is appealing a Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission decision that gives the city of Cape Coral permission to remove a burrowing owl nest from a downtown park where the city holds one of its biggest events each year.
In many ways, the Florida Scrub-Jay is the symbol for Florida’s bird story. On the one hand, Florida is near the top of the list of states for its number of resident and migratory species. On the other, it’s struggling to keep from losing several of its most prominent indigenous birds, including the Scrub-Jay.
A Southwest Florida brewery says it’s come up with a beer to help Cape Coral’s official bird: the burrowing owl.
Owl burrow destroyed by home construction in SW Cape Coral.
In early April, the houses, 12 each on four poles at Sirenia Vista Park in Cape Coral, remained empty, waiting for the thousands of purple martins to arrive on their annual migration north from South America.
Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is working with the City of Cape Coral to designate land in a Northwest Cape Coral neighborhood for gopher tortoise habitat.
Cape Coral environmental activists are pushing for more protections for gopher tortoises in the city, through an ordinance and the designation of a preserve.
With more than 30 years of experience watching and studying the purple martins, Cheryl Anderson has a strong grip on the birds’ behaviors and is the person to ask pressing questions such as:
Watch a collection of captivating burrowing videos
Two of Cape Coral’s best-known residents, the gopher tortoise and the burrowing owl, will soon be living in protected lots all over the city.
Q & A – Florida burrowing owl Questions generated by the public and stakeholders at summer 2017 open house meetings.
The storm left the birds without a place to go back to, and many of them were injured. The owls are all over our community, and without a home, they’ll become scarce.
Welcome to The Great Cape Coral Burrowing Owl Census 2017. Their task: Crisscross Cape Coral’s mazes of canal-cut streets, scanning yards and medians and vacant lots for burrowing owls.
A burrowing owl nest in Cape Coral appears to have been burned, and neighbors say it may have been intentionally set.
A growing population in Cape Coral may be hurting the threatened burrowing owl.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is currently investigating after a resident in the area reported several burrowed owls were found dead on the property.
The storm left the birds without a place to go back to, and many of them were injured. The owls are all over our community, and without a home, they’ll become scarce.
The storm left the birds without a place to go back to, and many of them were injured. The owls are all over our community, and without a home, they’ll become scarce.
“By anecdotal observation, we’re not seeing as many burrowing owls now,” said Pascha Donaldson, spokeswoman for Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife. “They’re losing habitat. My guess is the population is going down.”
About a half a dozen times a year, Cape Coral residents and visitors get the remarkable opportunity to take a low-priced, guided eco-tourism tour to view protected, threatened and endangered wildlife species that make their homes within the city limits.