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This book describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and habits of the owl which needs to live in a forest that has not been logged and in which the trees are old.

"This story is about a baby northern spotted owl named Zalea who fell from her tree. Her parents couldn't bring her back to the nest, but luckily she was found by humans and taken to a breeding center where biologists care for endangered owls so they can be released back into the wild. The book describes efforts to save one of our most endangered species: the northern spotted owl"--Provided by publisher.

Laws protecting the spotted owls in the old growth forest of northern California cost Borden's father his logging job. Angry, Borden vows to kill any spotted owl he sees, but has a change of heart when he and his father find themselves taking care of a young owlet.