Recent Media Attention
Owl Center Adds New Owl Ambassador
An article that discusses owl weights, and includes Blakiston's fish owls. From the Lacrosse Tribune, Lacrosse Wisconsin, 14 Sept. 2015
The Rare and Exotic Animals of Russia's Far East
This
photo-driven article by Jonathan Slaght and WCS' Julie Maher highlights
some of the incredible wildlife in the Russian Far East, including fish
owls. LiveScience.com, 05 Sept 2015
Timber Company Says it will Destroy Roads to Save Tigers
This
article discusses successes at closing unused logging roads in Russia;
an effort that will help preserve biodiversity in the region, including
tigers and fish owls. MongaBay.com, 29 July, 2015
Golden Eagle Attacks and Kills Sika Deer
Jonathan
Slaght co-authored a paper describing a golden eagle attacking and
killing a sika deer. This paper has received considerable attention in
the media, including National Public Radio, National Geographic, Fox News, and New York Daily News, among many others. Published 23 September, 2013.
World's Largest Owl Exposes Health of
Russia's Forests
An
interview with Jonathan Slaght on LiveScience.com about our publication
linking fish owl nesting and foraging to old-growth riparian forest.
This interview was picked up by multiple news outlets, including NBC News, Yahoo! News, and mentioned on Science Magazine's news site, Scientific American, and others. Published 26 August, 2013.
Snowy tigers and Giant Owls: Conservation Against the Odds in Russia's Far East
An
interview with Jonathan Slaght on MongaBay.com that covers the Wildlife Conservation
Society's Russia Program efforts, including conservation of Amur
tigers, Amur leopards, and Blakiston's fish owls. Published 28 May, 2013.
The Owl Comes Into Its Own: New York Times Article
Tremendous
thanks to Pulizer Prize-winning journalist Natalie Angier for writing
this engaging article about owls, and for including our work in the
mix. And don't miss the Science Times podcast interview, Looking
Through Owls Eyes, with David Corcoran. Published 26 February, 2013.
Past Fish Owl Publications
SLAGHT, J.C. 2014. Blakiston's fish owls on Hokkaido, Japan: a summary and assessment of conservation strategies. Tyto December 2014: 24-43
SLAGHT, J.C., J. HORNE, S.G. SURMACH, and R.J. GUTIÉRREZ. 2013. Home Range and Resource Selection by Animals Constrained by Linear Habitat Features: an Example of Blakiston's Fish Owl. Journal of Applied Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12143
SLAGHT, JC. 2009. Night-Fishing Primorye's Wild Rivers: A Portrait of the Blakiston's Fish Owl. Russian Conservation News. September 2009:22-25. download pdf
SLAGHT, JC, S. AVDEYUK, and S. SURMACH. 2009. Using Prey Enclosures to Lure Fish-Eating Raptors to Traps. Journal of Raptor Research 43: 237-240. download pdf
SLAGHT, J. 2009. Ghost Owl. Wildlife Conservation Society Members' News. September-October 2009:2-3. download pdf
SLAGHT, JC. Winter Fishing. Vestnik Terneya 49:11. 02 May 2009. (Newspaper article in Russian describing fish owl hunting behavior). download pdf
SLAGHT, JC. 2009. Chasing a Giant. Wildlife Conservation Magazine, March-April:44-49. download pdf.
SLAGHT, J.C. AND S.G. SURMACH. 2008. Biology and conservation of Blakiston’s fish owls in Russia: a review of the primary literature and assessment of the secondary literature. Journal of Raptor Research 42: 29-37. download pdf
Past Media Attention
How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?
In
addition to answering a number of common and not-so-comon questions
about raptors, this 2010 book by Peter Capainolo and Carol Butler
includes several paragraphs describing conservation efforts of the
Blakiston's Fish Owl Project, and includes a few of our photos as well.
Vladivostok Air In-Flight Magazine
This
award-winning magazine (Best In-Flight Magazine in Russia in 2008)
features an interview with J. Slaght both in Russian and English,
published in 2009. The translation isn't great, and the words not
always accurate, but still a neat article. This is a big file (6.5MB).
Oceanography Magazine
Short
December 2009 article by Cheryl Lyn Dybas describes our field efforts.
The fish owl article starts on the third page of the pdf.
Full Citation: Dybas, C. 2009. Russian Roulette: To Catch a Fish Owl. Oceanography 22:12-13.
Wild Birds Broadcasting
Article by Jim Ducey about the 2009 fish owl field season, and the work we do
New York Times (2009)
Short
article in the 02 January 2009 edition of the New York Times, about the
ring tone project I contributed fish owl vocals to.
Vestnik Ternei
Article
(in Russian) in the 01 May 2008 issue of "Vestnik Ternei", the Ternei
County newspaper. This article describes BFOP efforts in the area. Link
above, or download pdf.
Flight Path Spring 2008 Newsletter
This
National Aviary newsletter features a short piece on the Blakiston's
Fish Owl Project, look for it on the last page (page 8).
Minnesota Daily
The University of Minnesota newspaper wrote this story about the Blakiston's Fish Owl ring-tones available at Rare Earth Tones. From January 27th, 2007.
WCCO News
A
Minneapolis-St.Paul CBS affiliate aired this segment about the
Blakiston's Fish owl ring tones on the evening news (27 January 2007.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Download a .pdf of the Blakiston's Fish Owl ring tone article printed in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (11 March 2007).
Non-Fish Owl Media
Tiger Interview: Des Moines
A nice interview about Amur tigers with KCWI 23 in Des Moines, Iowa, April 2014.