SEATTLE — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to kill non-native owls to protect the endangered northern spotted owl has sparked controversy among conservation groups. Decades of work have been done to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Action scene from the forest with owl. Flying Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa, above green spruce tree with dark forest in ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for data and public comment regarding a petition to list the western burrowing owl under the California Endangered Species Act. The species, ...

SEATTLE — To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost ...

Securing the title of the world’s largest owl requires a 6-foot, 3-inch wingspan. Having only 1,700 mature individuals remaining leaves Blakiston’s fish owl in a highly vulnerable state.

Two juvenile spotted owls perch in a tree after being fed a live mouse in a forest near Mount Rainier. A top federal appeals court ruled that lumber companies have the legal standing to challenge the ...