One thing that’s become clear to scientists, advocates and owl enthusiasts is that Mexican spotted owls are struggling to survive. Federal wildlife managers point to megafires like Rodeo ...

A recent study provides evidence that designated protected areas are helping the Mexican Spotted Owl subspecies (Strix occidentalis lucida) maintain a foothold in the Southwestern United States.

the California spotted owl, found in the Sierra Nevada south to Baja California, and the Mexican spotted owl, found from southern Utah and Colorado south to Mexico. Even while biologists are ...

They visit known or predicted nesting and foraging areas for the Mexican spotted owl, a threatened species in the Southwest. Although it’s found throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado ...

The other two subspecies are the northern spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl. The northern spotted owl habitat is in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California. The tiny owl was listed ...

Their quarry? A Mexican spotted owl perched high in the overstory. New research from a collaborative group of scientists from the USDA Forest Service, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, and the U.S ...

Close up of a Mexican Spotted Owl's face (Strix occidentalis lucida), a subspecies of the Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) The Mexican Spotted Owl is indigenous to mature forests and canyons of ...

The other two subspecies are the northern spotted owl and the Mexican spotted owl. The northern spotted owl habitat is in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California. The tiny owl was listed ...