Efforts to track northern spotted owl populations might be one of the latest casualties in the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting efforts. In a press release issued Wednesday ...

DESCRIPTION: The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark brown owl with a barred tail; white spots on its head, neck, and back; and dark brown eyes surrounded by a large, heart-shaped facial disk ...

Supporters of the plan say it’s needed to prevent the extinction of the northern spotted owl, which is being pushed out of its habitat by barred owls. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is ...

The northern spotted owl, native to the West Coast region, has been endangered since 1990. The species is listed as Near Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and according to the American ...

The writing is on the wall." Barred owls are not native to the U.S. west coast and are "crowding out its less aggressive relative, the northern spotted owl, in the Northwestern states," said NPR.

The northern spotted owl, native to the West Coast region, has been endangered since 1990. The species is listed as Near Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and according to the American ...