Mounds of sand dug out by birds are hot spots for plants in Peru’s Atacama Desert, possibly providing a sheltered and moist area for seed germination.

As more open desert and farmland is developed, burrowing owls are being relocated to new sites through the collaboration of Wild at Heart, environmental organizations and volunteers.

ASU's Polytechnic campus is home to 12 burrowing owls as part of owl conservation efforts by the University in partnership with Wild at Heart rescue.

Burrowing owls, which also live in the desert, will be the topic of Kurt Leuschner’s Feb. 15, 2024, program for the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society.

Burrowing owls, which also live in the desert, will be the topic of Kurt Leuschner’s Feb. 15, 2024, program for the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society.

Burrowing owls, which also live in the desert, will be the topic of Kurt Leuschner’s Feb. 15, 2024, program for the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society.

Environmental advocates on March 5 urged the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the 'imperiled' populations of the western burrowing owl under the state's Endangered Species Act.

The rescue is likely the first time the owl — which is rarely seen in the Mojave Desert — has ever been found alive in the High Desert.