New Threat To Spotted Owl Exposed

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 20:28 in Biology & Nature

A new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in spotted owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than previously understood for the already threatened Northern and California spotted owls. The study is the first to show a spotted owl infected with an avian malaria parasite.

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