The bird seemed quite cooperative, considering the circumstances. Homeowner stunned after surprise visitor crashes through ...

“Here in Washington state, the invasive barred owl is taking over the habitat of our northern spotted owl. The local wildlife authorities have decided to cull barred owls to protect the spotted owl ...

The spotted owl has been categorized as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since the 1990s, due in large part to the encroachment of barred owls on their habitat. Now, ecologists are ...

For spotted owls "we kind of put the blinders on and tried to only manage habitat, hoping things wouldn't get worse," Forsman said. "But over time the barred owl's influence became impossible to ...

Though similar to the barred owl, the northern spotted owl is slightly smaller and darker overall. HABITAT: Northern spotted owls rely on intact stands of old-growth forest and the particular ...

This owl's classic four-note call was once commonly heard throughout the big trees of the Sierra Nevada and Southern California ranges, but logging, sprawl, and invasion by the barred owl ...

Signs on the fence say the tree is currently home to a growing family of great-horned owls—although bird experts we spoke with say they are actually barred owls. The owl sightings have been a hoot for ...

The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) along with a coalition of counties in Washington, Oregon and California and the Association of O&C Counties filed a legal challenge in the U.S. District ...

West Coast counties joined with forest product companies Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s designation of critical habitat for the threatened northern spotted owl.