The U.S. Senate cleared the way Wednesday for wildlife agents to kill nearly 500,000 barred owls to save spotted owls in the ...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at ending the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s controversial plan to stave off the northern spotted owls’ extinction by killing thousands of ...

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, northern spotted owls "generally inhabit older forested habitats because they contain the structural characteristics required for nesting, roosting, ...

It’s breeding season for the rapidly declining California spotted owl, and Ben Vizzachero was about to lead an effort to survey the stately conifer forests and oak woodlands of Los Padres National ...

Fairfax has a new town mascot. The town has made the northern spotted owl its official bird in an effort to honor the area’s ecological heritage. The federally and state protected owl resides ...

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 ...