If you have seen an owl on Capitol Hill in the past decade, there is a strong chance it was a Barred Owl (Strix varia). In ...

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop a plan to kill barred owls in an effort to save endangered spotted ...

When the northern spotted owl was listed as threatened on the Endangered Species Act in 1990, wildlife officials listed the ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill around 15,000 barred owls each year in three Western states to help save the threatened northern spotted owl.

His mission? To save the northern spotted owl. The threat? The more aggressive barred owl, which has spread from eastern ...

reflecting continued loss of the old forests it needs to live — particularly on private and state lands — and the continued spread of the invasive barred owl, which competes with the spotted owl.

Across most of its range, the northern spotted owl population is now outnumbered by barred owls. Currently, northern spotted owls are listed as threatened in the Endangered Species Act.

The complaint alleges the Fish and Wildlife Service violated federal law by not fully analyzing the impacts of the plan or ...

wildfires and encroachment by the invasive barred owl — has caused the nocturnal creatures’ numbers to dwindle at an increasing pace over the last three decades. Northern spotted owl, Strix ...

A federal plan to kill barred owls to protect spotted owls interferes with the “evolutionary paths” of the species contrary ...

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 ...

You can go on an owl prowl to spot some of these nocturnal predators. Owl prowls are nighttime hikes in the woods where you ...