Suggestions & Solutions

If you want to help the Spotted owl community than you could do these things to help.



1. write a letter ( http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/campaignConstruction/wildlife/spotted_owl/action/ )

this site will tell you how to and were to send it.



2. become a WWF community member ( http://www.wwf.ca/HowYouCanHelp/HowYouCanHelp.asp )
contact this site to become a member and to find out ways you can help, not only Spotted Owls but other endargerd sepsis

David Suzuki Links

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/wol/news_releases/web_of_life03280501.asp
this article talks about the loss of old growth forest and how it is a effecting the Spotted owl population.

Exploring the Issue

Problem:
Spotted Owls are in danger, and we need to help now! All there habitat is being logged and soon much sooner than you think they will be all gone! So we need to act now!!!!!

Questions:
1. What ares of the old growth forest are being logged the most?
2. Who is in charge of the logging of the Spotted Owls home?
3. What can we do to help the Spotted Owl?

What do they eat?

Small forest creachers, such as nothern flying squirrels, (their most common prey) woodrats, mice, voles, rabits and bats. They also eat small birds, and reptiles, but these are less common prey.

Websites

http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/species/bc/reports/Vol25No01/owl
this website is how i started this
http://www.wflc.org/advocacy/advocatowl/
this is about the spotted owls in Washington
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2006/2006-05-01-02.asp
this is about the logging
http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/campaignConstruction/wildlife/spotted_owl/action/ this website is about taking action to save the northern Spotted Owl

today may-june

Today there are 8 pairs of spotted owls left. They are planing to take the rest into captivity and log the habitat.

Book review

Bring Back the Animals
By: Teresa Kennedy
Bring Back the Animals is about different animals and how they are endangered. In this book they talk about 12 different animals and their appearance. This book was made for the simple reason of rasing awareness of the problems that these animals face. In this book the illustrations are wonderful and it has good informaion but it should have more informaion.

What do Spotted Owls look like?

Spotted owls are brown with white spots, they are easily mistaken as Bard owls. The difference between the Spotted owl and the Bard are there markings on there chest, the Spotted owls have spots on there chest, while the Bard owl has bars on its chest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqdAM95pBmU

go to this site to see a spotted owl flying!

Where do Spotted Owls Live?

Spotted Owls live in the Old-Growth Forest, in the southern part of British Columbia. They like forests with large, lush trees with broken tops and deformed limbs. Due to logging, the Spotted Owl is now endangered. Scientists estimate that only 8 pairs of Spotted Owls remain.