A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in California Joanna X. Wu Helen L. Loffland Rodney B. Siegel Chris Stermer THE INSTITUTE FOR BIRD POPULATIONS The Institute for Bird Populations A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls in California Interim version (October 2016) under review by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Artwork by: Lauren Helton Photographs (front and back cover) by: Cameron Rognan, Stanislaus National Forest. The Institute for Bird Populations A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls in California A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in California Joanna X. Wu The Institute for Bird Populations Helen L. Loffland* The Institute for Bird Populations Rodney B. Siegel The Institute for Bird Populations Chris Stermer California Department of Fish and Wildlife *Corresponding author:
[email protected] The Institute for Bird Populations, P.O. Box 1346, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956. Recommended citation: Wu, J. X., H. L. Loffland, R. B. Siegel, C. Stermer. 2016. A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in California. Interim version 1.0. The Institute for Bird Populations and California Partners in Flight. Point Reyes Station, California. The Institute for Bird Populations A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls in California Dedication This Strategy is dedicated to the memory of Jon Winter, for his many years of work on and devotion to the study and conservation of Great Gray Owls. Photo: Chevron Corporation. October 2, 1986, Yosemite National Park. The Institute for Bird Populations A Conservation Strategy for Great Gray Owls in California TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ...............................................................................................................................