The barred owl population continued to increase in the Pacific Northwest until the invasive species and habitat loss were identified as spotted owls’ primary threats in 2008, Bown said.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species.

The newcomers’ arrival also threatens to decimate frog and salamander species that barred owls prey on. “It’s not just one owl versus one owl,” said David Wiens, a U.S. Geological Survey ...

U.S. wildlife officials next year will scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests. Federal officials said Wednesday they've ...

Trained shooters will target barred owls over 30 years across a maximum of about 23,000 square miles in California, Oregon and Washington.

The federal government listed the spotted owl as a threatened species in 1990. ... hunters are seeking out the invasive barred owl in an effort to save the threatened northern spotted owl.

Native to eastern North America, barred owls started appearing in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s. They've quickly displaced many spotted owls, which are smaller birds that need larger territories.

This summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a plan to kill thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. A lawsuit may hold up broader implementation.

Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have analyzed how targeted management of invasive ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill about 450,000 invasive barred owls to save spotted owls in ... decades due to competition over food and shelter from an invasive owl species.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species.