Five Northwest conservation groups have joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls in the ...

DESCRIPTION: The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark brown owl with a barred tail; white spots on its head, neck, and back; and dark brown eyes surrounded by a large, heart-shaped facial disk ...

The Marin nonprofit has joined a coalition of conservation groups defending a federal plan to kill invasive barred owls in ...

According to the Fish and Wildlife Service, barred owls are competing for the available habitat with spotted owls and the spotted owls are losing the battle.

The spotted owl has long served as a flagship species for environmentalists across the nation, and the Mexican spotted owl is the Southwest's most famous old-growth resident. Unfortunately, by the ...

FILE - Barred owls from the east have moved in and taken over spotted owl habitat in the western forests of Oregon, and are now pushing spotted owls closer and closer to extinction. Nick Fisher ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement a strategy to help protect northern spotted owls on BLM-managed lands. According to the BLM, the northern spotted owl ...