Marvin Bouknight has been director of Discovery Place Nature, formerly called Charlotte Nature Museum, for the past four years. The animal exhibitions, butterfly pavilion and outdoor area at the place ...

The northern spotted owl, a modest-sized raptor with chocolate- or chestnut-brown coloring, has stood as a symbol of sweeping changes in federal land management. As the bird’s population declined amid ...

According to ancient folklore in the West, the owl is considered a wise, silent and solitary bird of prey associated with lunar deities - symbols of wisdom, wiser ...