What did you think of the Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre?

Glad you made it there!

Wish we had time for this - thanks for sharing

I appreciated the great work they have done to rehabilitate found injured owls. The number of owls the interpretive centre has rescued has beenI appreciated the great work they have done to rehabilitate found injured owls. The number of owls the interpretive centre has rescued has been decreasing in the last few years, however, sadly so has the overall population of burrowing owls (due to vanishing habitat), so perhaps not quite a good news story. I was introduced to Cricket, an elderly burrowing owl aged 14 years. Cricket was a rehabilitated owl that could not be returned to the wild and was a school ambassador for many years before his retirement. While almost blind, Cricket had no problem identifying the tasty mealworms that the centre staff member held out to him at the door to his enclosure. Despite his advanced years this did not seem to slow the little guy down as he sped, his legs a blur, to gulp down his snacks!  More ...

I missed that when I was in Moose Jaw. Next time!