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Omaha Steve

(99,676 posts) Wed May 6, 2015, 12:21 PM May 2015

They’re among the finalists in an art contest to raise awareness of rare species.

May 05, 2015 Emily J. Gertz

FULL gallery at link: http://www.takepart.com/photos/endangered-animals-seen-through-eyes-of-young-artists-owl-grizzly-otter-bald-eagle-turtle-sea-lion/mexican-spotted-owl-sachi-bopardikar-11

Mexican Spotted Owl by Sachi Bopardikar, 11
A relative of the famous Northern spotted owl, the Mexican spotted owl ranges from Utah and Colorado to southern Mexico, living in forests and rocky formations.

The Mexican spotted owl’s numbers are shrinking as its preferred forest habitats vanish. The owl is protected as a threatened species in the U.S. and Mexico.