Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Owl New Year

     It will soon be time to say good-bye to 2015 and hello to 2016. 2015 brought some good and bad news to the owls of the world. The major good news occurred in the United Kingdom where aggressive conservation efforts resulted in a large increase of Barn Owls. Yea!

     As for the bad news, the endangered and federally protected Northern Spotted Owls have been at war with the Barred Owls within the Pacific Northwest Forest, and it is not likely that the Spotted Owl will endure without our help. It is said that Barred Owls now heavily outnumber the Spotted Owls. This is in addition to the continual decline of Spotted Owls worldwide due to deforestation. Clearly, the two species cannot co-exist, but there is not suficient land space suitable for the less aggressive Spotted Owls. A lot more work and effort will be needed this upcoming year to help the Spotted Owl survive. Hopefully, with the help of the big conservation organizations, such as, the National Wildlife Federation and Conservation Northwest, we will see some improvements in 2016.

On a lighter note, a new year means a new calendar, and so I present you with an array of owl wall calendars for a hooting good year.




Cute owl calender calendar
Cute owl calender calendar by sweet_victory
Browse more Owls Calendars at Zazzle



Owl Calendar
Owl Calendar by CuteLittleTreasures
See other Polka Calendars at zazzle

2016 Owl Calendar
2016 Owl Calendar by Owlystuff
View 2016 Calendars online at zazzle













No comments:

Post a Comment