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The Owl Research Institute

Dedicated to owl conservation through research and education
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The Roost: Our Reveared Newsletter is Landing in Your Mail Box and Online

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

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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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Research

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

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. â€‹

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. 

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Owl Conservation

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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.  

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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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Taking the Long-View on Long-Eared Owls
 

With significantly declining populations, our long-term research and monitoring is critical to our understanding of the bigger picture. 

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HELP PROTECT OWLS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME

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