A rare barn owl created a flutter at Murukambattu Circle here on Saturday (March 7). The bird was found near Sri Kolatta Amman temple premises. The bird, which appeared weak and unable to fly, was ...

Kochi: Two barn owls trapped in the safety netting inside the beams of a residential apartment complex in Kakkanad for several days have got a flight of freedom. They were rescued by volunteers of ...

Use of owls in black magic and sorcery driven by superstition, totems and taboos is one of the prime drivers of the covert owl trade, finds a TRAFFIC India investigation into the illegal trade, ...

New Delhi: Owls are commonly found in the illegal wildlife trade in India due to various superstitions and taboos attached to them. Despite the immense ecological role of owls in our ecosystem, these ...

Mehmood Ali is a carpenter by day and shaman by night. He says he heals people battling anxiety, sleeplessness, curses and misfortune. The soft-spoken, 50-year-old Ali uses body parts of owls in his ...

Kolkata: Bengal is set to go owl-spotting to map its distribution and abundance across the state. The state is now home to 23 species of owls. The state-wide owl survey, a first-of-its-kind initiative ...