Two lucky Mission Viejo residents were treated to a rare sight while driving home: a barn owl perched on a tree.

Introduced last year, the plan aims to kill 450,000 invasive barred owls, which are a threat to the region's native spotted owl. The letter claims that about $3,000 would be needed to kill one owl ...

Introduced last year, the plan aims to kill 450,000 invasive barred owls, which threaten the region's native spotted owl. The letter claims that about $3,000 would be needed to kill one owl ...

Scientists for years have been shooting barred owls on an experimental basis and officials say the results show the strategy could halt spotted owl declines. As of last year, about 4,500 barred ...

That included logging restrictions under former President Bill Clinton that ignited bitter political fights and temporarily helped slow the spotted owl’s decline. A bipartisan group of lawmakers ...