OPB

Feds seek public input for barred owl management plan

Nick Fisher / OPB The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a plan to manage the invasive barred owl population on the West Coast. The plan would help with recovery of spotted owl species. The ...
Yahoo

There's a plan to kill thousands of owls in Washington. Some lawmakers want to stop it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of 19 lawmakers signed a bipartisan letter last week, asking the federal government to halt a plan that aims to kill tens ...

This Mama Owl’s Bewildered Look Has the Internet Feeling Seen

It doesn’t matter the species; parenting is tough work for anyone. It will push you to your limit, make you question your ...
Phys.org

The barred owl's westward migration threatens other species and a whole ecosystem

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments. The list includes mammals, ...
USA Today

Feds want to hunt one kind of owl to save another kind of owl. Here's why.

Federal officials are planning to hire hunters with shotguns to exterminate tens of thousands of cat-sized barred owls in California and the Pacific Northwest as the birds "invade" from the east. The ...
KOIN 6

Groups challenge ‘colossally reckless’ plan to kill west coast barred owls

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A group of animal advocacy organizations are calling on the federal government to stop a proposal that aims to save spotted owl populations by killing invasive barred owls in ...
Los Angeles Times

Barred owl vs. spotted owl: Can killing members of one species help save another?

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists want to determine whether killing the ...
PetHelpful on MSN

This disheveled barred owl mom captures the realities of motherhood in viral video

A barred owl mom’s post-feeding look is pure parental exhaustion, and moms everywhere are saying, “Same.” ...
KING5

Plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save another PNW owl species set to begin

WASHINGTON, USA — A controversial plan to save one species in Washington state by killing another is set to begin soon. The Proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the U.S. Fish and ...
OPB

Killing barred owls isn’t the way to to save northern spotted owls, says group of Oregon philosophers

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has proposed killing hundreds of thousands of barred owls over the next 30 years in an effort to protect the endangered northern spotted owl, which competes with the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

How are barred owls adapting to increased urbanization? William & Mary researchers are on it.

William & Mary researchers hope their studies on barred owls will show how they are adapting to man-made environments. For over two years, researchers in the university’s biology department have been ...