Wildlife researcher Jonathan Slaght’s account of his five-year doctoral study of the elusive Blakiston’s fish owls of far eastern Russia is due out next week, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The ...

The bird above with piercing yellow eyes is a Blakiston’s fish owl. It’s the largest owl species in the world, crashing through branches as it flies, nesting in massive and ancient trees. It is also ...

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SEATTLE — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to kill non-native owls to protect the endangered northern spotted owl has sparked controversy among conservation groups. Decades of work have been done to ...

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The Blakiston’s fish owl is the world’s largest owl, ranging from the eastern woodlands of Hokkaido, Japan, to the Primorye territory in the south of Russia’s Far East. The species is endangered, with ...

Blakiston’s Fish Owl is known for its huge size, impressive wingspan and powerful hunting abilities in rivers. They live mainly near rivers, streams and forests in Russia, Japan and northern China, ...

An owl is back on its own after getting some help from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and New Hampshire Fish & Game.The Department of Transportation says a team came across the barred ...

SEATTLE — 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 ...