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Night hunters
Like other owls, I am a Siau msciocpe,s-foiswh,lsanlodveeveeantinotghienrssemctas,llebairrtdhsw. orms,
nocturnal hunter, which means bats,
that I search for food at night. I
hunt in the open grasslands by
sitting on trees and swooping
down on my prey. I am a
solitary bird, and like to hunt
alone. Our breeding season
is in late winter. Males make
nests, and females choose their
partners depending on which
nest they like best!
Cutting trees
My population was never very strong
to begin with. This is because Siau
has an active volcano, Karangetang,
on it. Due to this volcano, vegetation
is rare on the upper reaches of the
island, reducing my habitat. Today,
because of deforestation, only low
trees survive on my island, while
most of the area is covered with
shrubs and plantations. This has Logging has destroyed the habitat of the Siau scops-owl.
hurt my family and me, resulting
in our population going down.
PALS with owls Did you know? ENCDRIATNIGCEALLY RED
The Wildlife Conservation Scientists believe that all CR
Society has begun providing species of scops-owls evolved
money and scientific help EN
to preserve my habitat and from a tropical North VU
reduce the cutting of trees. American species, which has
A local group has also been dated to 5 to 1.8 million
worked to ensure that our
homes are not destroyed by years ago.
human activity.
Night hunters
Like other owls, I am a Siau msciocpe,s-foiswh,lsanlodveeveeantinotghienrssemctas,llebairrtdhsw. orms,
nocturnal hunter, which means bats,
that I search for food at night. I
hunt in the open grasslands by
sitting on trees and swooping
down on my prey. I am a
solitary bird, and like to hunt
alone. Our breeding season
is in late winter. Males make
nests, and females choose their
partners depending on which
nest they like best!
Cutting trees
My population was never very strong
to begin with. This is because Siau
has an active volcano, Karangetang,
on it. Due to this volcano, vegetation
is rare on the upper reaches of the
island, reducing my habitat. Today,
because of deforestation, only low
trees survive on my island, while
most of the area is covered with
shrubs and plantations. This has Logging has destroyed the habitat of the Siau scops-owl.
hurt my family and me, resulting
in our population going down.
PALS with owls Did you know? ENCDRIATNIGCEALLY RED
The Wildlife Conservation Scientists believe that all CR
Society has begun providing species of scops-owls evolved
money and scientific help EN
to preserve my habitat and from a tropical North VU
reduce the cutting of trees. American species, which has
A local group has also been dated to 5 to 1.8 million
worked to ensure that our
homes are not destroyed by years ago.
human activity.
