Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one’s left to count them A northern spotted owl photographed in 1995 sitting on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif.

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In the Pacific Northwest, hunters are seeking out the invasive barred owl in an effort to save the threatened northern spotted owl.

According to the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center, the screech owl suffered severe damage to its feathers that will require careful grooming and restoration.

The northern spotted owl can’t get a break. The Pacific Northwest bird's survival is in peril due to a combination of factors including climate change, wildfires, human-caused habitat ...

Given the ecosystemic impacts of barred owls, removing them is also likely to benefit other wildlife beyond the spotted owl.

Officials said northern spotted owl populations in the northern half of the species’ range ‒ where barred owls have moved in most aggressively ‒ have dropped by more than 75% in 20 years.

Critical habitat for endangered B.C. owl doubles under new draft recovery plan Latest plan comes amid years of declines for the northern spotted owl — a species now considered Canada's most 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 half ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in California, Oregon and Washington state.

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 half ...