A homeowner on Reddit's r/BackyardBird community shared an unforgettable backyard encounter: a striking barred owl perched ...

A barred owl. Photo from the Explorer archive. Owls make up a significant niche of the birds of prey family. Of the order of strigiformes, they come in many different shapes and sizes. Some may ...

Advocacy groups have expressed dismay after the Senate’s decision last month not to halt the planned killing of hundreds of thousands of barred owls, a measure intended to protect the spotted owl.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Gina Garey is the Maine state director of Animal Wellness Action. Will ...

They may seem like phantom creatures of the night, but barred owls make themselves known. Also called striped owls and hoot owls, these large members of the true owl family are native to eastern North ...

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments. The list includes mammals, ...

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At Veganville Animal Sanctuary, an Oregon-based refuge for rescued farmed animals, our mission is rooted in respect for all life and the belief that compassion and science must guide our environmental ...

DEI might still be alive and well on the West Coast. The US government has begun shooting down up to 450,000 barred owls across California, Oregon and Washington — in a controversial culling effort to ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to kill nearly half a million barred owls throughout Washington, Oregon and California after a short-lived effort to halt the cull was thwarted in the ...

To save the northern west’s spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill up to 450,000 barred owls (Strix Varia) across California, ...