The Pacific Northwest bird's survival is in peril due to a combination of factors including climate change, wildfires, human-caused habitat destruction, and competition with invasive species in ...

That compares with potential extinction for spotted owls, should the problem go unaddressed. Because barred owls are aggressive hunters, removing them also could help other West Coast species that ...

And despite decades of progress in protecting spotted owl habitat, the species is still in perilous ... if they are not doing well, it is an indicator cautioning us that something is wrong.

“Decades of work has gone into ensuring the owls aren’t harmed by logging on our public lands,” said Noah Greenwald, the center’s endangered species director and a onetime seasonal spotted ...

Notably, northern spotted owls only start breeding between the ... The owls are considered to be an indicator species that help to determine the health of a forest ecosystem.

Opponents say the mass killing of barred owls would cause severe disruption to forest ecosystems and could lead to other species — including spotted owls — being mistakenly shot. They’ve ...

However, the Fish and Wildlife Service refused to do so at the time, saying other species took priority.California spotted owls were proposed for federal protections last year. A decision is ...

A northern spotted owl photographed in 1995 sitting on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif. An academic partner on a U.S. Forest Service-led monitoring program for the endangered species said a federal ...

Opponents say the mass killing of barred owls would cause severe disruption to forest ecosystems and could lead to other species — including spotted owls — being mistakenly shot. They've also ...

Documents show that a maximum of about 450,000 barred owls would ... Service show that a maximum of about 450,000 barred owls would be shot over three decades to save the imperiled spotted owl ...