New species of screech owl in Amazon named after American nun
Sister Dorothy Stang of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur was killed in February 2005 because of her work in the Amazon
Lise Alves, Catholic News ServiceLise Alves, Catholic News Service
Published: May 28, 2021 06:09 AM GMT
Sister Dorothy Stang of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
(Photo: globalsistersreport)
esearchers from Brazil, Finland and the United States recently discovered a new species of screech owl in the Amazon forest. Dubbed the Xingu screech owl, the little creature was given a scientific name of "Megascops stangiae" in honor of the late Sister Dorothy Stang, a US-born Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.
Sister Stang was assassinated in 2005 in Anapu, Brazil, while fighting for the Amazon forest and its people. Her congregation as well as the researchers who discovered the new species say naming the owl after the woman who dedicated most of her life to the people of the Amazon region is befitting.
"It is fantastic that after 15 years, these scientists had this enlightenment to call this owl by the name of Dorothy," Sister Judith Clemens, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and a friend of Sister Stang's, told Global Sisters Report.
"She liked everything about nature, but at night, we would sit outside the house, look up at the sky and listen to the music of nature," Sister Clemens said. "I think it is so beautiful that an owl, which is a nocturnal animal and a symbol of great wisdom, be the animal to honor her. Dorothy had that kind of wisdom."
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A “Megascops stangiae” — a screech owl
discovered recently in the Amazon region and
named for slain Sister Dorothy Stang, who
was murdered for her work in the rainforest —
is seen in this undated photo.
(CNS photo/Douglas Fernandes, courtesy
Global Sisters Report)
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