Give Snowy Owls space. A good rule of thumb is to view Snowy Owls from a distance, using binoculars or a scope, rather than ...

The spotted owl is a medium-sized owl, around 1.5 ft tall, that’s dark brown with white dashes on its breast, wings, and head. It has a prominent brown facial disk that’s lighter than the rest ...

The spotted owl is a medium-sized owl with dark brown eyes, a round head with pale brown facial disks, and a grayish-colored bill. Its body is brown and heavily spotted with white on the breast and ...

Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis) have faced a collage of challenges for decades. A new study provides evidence that designated protected areas are helping the Mexican Spotted Owl subspecies (Strix ...

ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, OCT. 15, 2019 AND THEREAFTER- This combination of 2003 and 2006 photos shows a northern spotted owl, left, in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore., ...

A snowy owl that was emaciated and suffering from a broken wing when it was rescued on Nov. 26, 2024, will be returned to its natural habitat on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. The owl spent two months ...

“We need to protect our native ecosystem,” Salzman said. “The northern spotted owl is native, and their loss would be significant on our ecosystem.” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will protect the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. The owls have seen their numbers dwindle because of ...

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 ...

In the latest legal tussle over much-litigated protections for the northern spotted owl, environmental groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday for missing mandatory deadlines to review ...