While the spotted owl was once an iconic species in Washington, Catania said, most of the state’s new residents have only seen barred owls. “We are deeply saddened that it has come to this ...

Finalized in August 2024, the Barred Owl Management Strategy is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's long-term plan to protect native spotted owls in Washington, Oregon, and California from the ...

Washington state is set to kill 450K owls - in order to save another species of the bird - The proposal comes as part of the Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the US Fish and Wildlife ...

Washington state is set to kill 450K owls - in order to save another species of the bird. The proposal comes as part of the Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Barred Owl Nesting Habits. Large nest boxes can accommodate them, but they’ll also nest in natural cavities. Occasionally these birds take over a stick nest from another raptor.

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes a proposal to cull barred owls along the West Coast will prevent the spotted owl’s extinction in California and Pacific Northwest forests.

“This inhumane, unworkable barred owl kill-plan is the largest-ever scheme to slaughter raptors in any nation by a country mile,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of the two Washington, D.C ...

WASHINGTON, USA — A controversial plan to save one species in Washington state by killing another is set to begin soon. The Proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the U.S. Fish and ...

Jackson researchers had been attempting to trap the male barred owl for more than a week, but the wary raptor was proving elusive. First, the owl swooped in for the Researchers tag Wyoming’s ...

The “barred owl management strategy” approved in August calls for hunting and killing nearly half a million barred owls over 30 years across Washington, Oregon and California.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.