It’s a big problem. No one is quite sure how it’s going to be attacked. They do eat a lot of local wildlife.

We’re elated. The more times the owl is mentioned, the more aware people get about it. The more recognition, the better.

It did get the word out to a lot more people about the owl and how fragile their environment is.

They’re a species of special concern. They’re not knocking on extinction’s door, but they’re not far off.

It’s not going to cut their taxes in half, but maybe they could get a $50 credit.

They’ve been popping up a little earlier. I’d say about 10 percent have hatched already, at most. That’s just a ballpark figure.

We’re not going to tie ourselves to trees or have sit-ins or any of that. But we’re probably going to be sending out letters and going to council meetings.

I think, if nothing else, it gave us some legitimacy.

You take the eggs and shake them kind of violently. You’re not playing games there.

As soon as you get the eyes covered, they’re babies.

The problem is when he gets to the point that other people would say I don’t want him anymore and throw him in a field. He won’t get that chance.

These guys could do well in an urban area. They are foragers.

This has been an ever-increasing problem. Now it’s expanding and they’re turning up everywhere.

Sometimes being a friend to wildlife means you can’t always be friendly to all forms of wildlife.

It’s a good Cape Coral-centered event. Education doesn’t always have to be tedious and painful.