Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

A debate rages over the culling of barred owls to save northern spotted owls, one that eludes easy classification.

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special ...

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and Game ...

Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but they are not particularly street-smart. In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...

Nearly 500,000 barred owls in Northern California, Oregon and Washington state will soon be under the gun if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service goes ahead with its latest scheme to save the endangered ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...

A few snowy owls were documented in Wisconsin in early November, the first of the species to arrive in the state for the ...

The federal government proposed protecting California spotted owls in 2023, but missed a one-year deadline to finalize ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a review prompted by a timber industry lawsuit, the federal government announced Thursday that the northern spotted owl, the icon of logging wars in the Northwest, will ...