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Each year we produce The Roost, our annual newsletter. It's filled with project updates, owl research info, and lots of wonderful photos. (It's more like a magazine than a newsletter).

The Roost comes out every November, just in time to hit your coffee table before the Holidays. Be on the look-out for it and if you're not on our mailing list yet, please click the button below and choose how you'd like to receive it. We hope you enjoy it!

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The Owl Research Institute

Dedicated to owl conservation through research and education

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Research

We conduct long-term research on owls, their prey species, and their relationship to the habitat in which they live.

ORI's Research Projects

Publications

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Education

ORI engages and educates a global audience through our annual newsletter, live cams, social media, articles, field tours, online and live presentations, and more.

Owl ID Guide

Live Cams

Educational Outreach

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Conservation

We provide partners, such as federal and state agencies, private conservation groups, and land owners, with vital information to promote meaningful and informed habitat management.

Owl Conservation

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Recent News

Aug 18, 2023

Snowy Owl Non-Breeding Season

Have you ever wondered what Snowy Owl biologists do up on the tundra during a non-breeding season? The Owl Research Institute's 2023...

Jul 19, 2023

What An Owl Knows: “Perhaps the best popular and fact-filled informational book on owls to date."

In April 2022, ORI had the immense pleasure of hosting author Jennifer Ackerman as she was collecting research for her latest book. What...

Jul 18, 2023

Northern Pygmy Owls with Steve Hiro

Steve Hiro, volunteer researcher with the Owl Research Institute (ORI), shares information and video footage from the 2023 Northern Pygmy...

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Research Projects That Need Your Support

Thanks to you, the Owl Research Institute maintains long-term research on 10 owl species in Montana and Alaska. Our research is a critical step in understanding how to effectively preserve a future for owls.

Featured here are some of our priority projects in need of funding. Choose a project to support or make a general donation that will be applied where it is needed the most.

Climate Change and Snowy Owls

Understanding why populations are declining is the first step toward remedies.

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Great Gray Owls & Snag Data for Forest Management

Snags are a critical component of forest ecosystems and provide homes for a myriad of species. Again and again, we find them removed from otherwise ideal Great Gray habitat.

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