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usatoday. com > story > news > local > cape-coral > 06/05/2026 > is-cape-coral-florida-a-good-place-to-see-burrowing-owls-photography-nature-protected-wildlife > 90384972007

Winners of 2026 Cape Coral Burrowing Owls photo contest announced

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (160+ words) According to the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife there were 100 submissions representing 13 states in this year's competition. - Winners were selected in both youth and adult categories, with awards presented on May 30 in Cape Coral. There were 100 submissions representing 13 states. This…...

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usatoday. com > story > pets-animals > wildlife > 06/19/2026 > national-bald-eagle-day-bird-is-even-more-american-than-you-realized > 90549226007

National Bald Eagle Day: 10 Surprising facts behind the icon

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (161+ words) As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday this Fourth of July, one national symbol soars above the rest. Bald eagles are a high-flying American icon that's become inescapable over time: Their image graces official emblems, flags, stamps and currency -- and…...

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usatoday. com > story > pets-animals > wildlife > 06/18/2026 > orphaned-owl-two-abandoned-owlets-adorable-video > 90603629007

Watch rescue owl care for two abandoned baby owlets in adorable video

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (416+ words) An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love. Newton, an Eastern screech owl, who came to Sweetbriar Nature Center in…...

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usatoday. com > videos > pets-animals > wildlife > 06/18/2026 > orphaned-owl-courts-humans-hoping-to-build-a-family-of-his-own > 90613888007

Rescued owl who believes he's human finds purpose in raising orphaned owlets

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (28+ words) USA Today Rescued owl who believes he's human finds purpose in raising orphaned owlets...

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usatoday. com > story > entertainment > puzzles > crosswords > 06/18/2026 > birds-with-a-musical-name-crossword-clue > 90601595007

Birds with a musical name Crossword Clue

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (121+ words) Answer help for Muddy the Waters, featuring one of today's clues: Birds with a musical name, from USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle creators. Birds with a musical name Crossword Clue In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Birds…...

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usatoday. com > story > pets-animals > travel > 06/17/2026 > see-where-wild-horses-live-in-the-u-s > 90556274007

Where to see wild horses roam free this summer

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (454+ words) Outer Banks, North Carolina: Multiple beaches in the area are home to wild roaming horses, with the largest herd found at the Corolla and Carova sand dunes. Pryor Mountains, Wyoming: The Pryor. .. Where to see wild horses roam free this…...

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usatoday. com > story > money > business > development > 06/09/2026 > ducks-unlimited-raises-4-billion-dollars-for-north-america-wetland-conservation > 90355801007

Ducks Unlimited raises over $4 B for safeguarding North American wetlands

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (486+ words) Memphis-based Ducks Unlimited has raised over $4 billion for conservation in North America. On May 30, Ducks Unlimited Inc. announced it had closed fundraising for its "Conservation for a Continent" campaign, totaling $4. 06 billion. The campaign, which exceeded its initial $3 billion capital-raising target,…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > local > 05/30/2026 > stunning-osprey-hunt-caught-on-camera-in-sanibel-island-florida-fish-wildlife-birds-prey > 90310604007

Watch an osprey on Sanibel hunt in this stunning time lapse video

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (166+ words) Our photographer, Andrew West, captured a stunning time lapse of an osprey hunting at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Preserve. Watch an osprey on Sanibel hunt in this stunning time lapse video - Ospreys are raptors sometimes mistaken for bald eagles,…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > politics > 11/25/2025 > trump-endangered-species-protections > 87368798007

Extinctions ahead? Species that may get less protection in Trump plan

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (311+ words) These revisions end years of legal confusion and regulatory overreach, delivering certainty to states, tribes, landowners and businesses while ensuring conservation efforts remain grounded in sound science and common sense,"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said in a statement....

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usatoday. com > videos > pets-animals > wildlife > 06/11/2026 > see-jackie-and-shadows-eaglets-test-their-wings > 90508316007

Jackie and Shadow's eaglets prepare to take flight. See them stretch their wings.

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (30+ words) USA Today Jackie and Shadow's eaglets prepare to take flight. See them stretch their wings....