description: | Beth Hiltz, A Wildlife Specialist With Manitoba'S Natural Resources Department, Holds One Of Nine Orphaned Borrowing Owls, Who Were Given A Home At Oak Hammock Marsh. In 1982, It Was Estimated That 76 Pairs Of Owls Lived In Manitoba. Burrowing Owls Were Placed On Manitoba'S Endangered Species' List In 1977. Photo By Phil Hossack |