Controversial plan to kill owls is underway in WA. Here’s who’s leading the way

Theoretically, they’ve been in danger since the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife released its barred owl management plan ...
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To protect an endangered owl species, government biologists propose killing off other owls

A juvenile barred owl in Kirkland, Wash. (Wolfgang Kaehler / LightRocket via Getty Images) The survival of one owl species hinges on the demise of another. That’s what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Goofy’ owls that nest underground become candidate for endangered status

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and Game ...
The Conversation

We discovered a new species of owl – but we already think it’s in danger

As part of an international team of scientists we have confirmed a new species of owl after decades of speculation that it exists on Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and ...
Los Angeles Times

Kill barred owls so spotted owls can live? Wildlife service should put plan on hold

There is something shocking about trying to save one species by killing nearly half a million of another species. That’s what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed in a plan to save the ...
E&E

Feds want endangered species protection for feisty owl

The Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed restoring federal protections for a tiny desert owl that is both very cute and the central character in some larger courtroom battles. The Fish and ...
The Cool Down on MSNOpinion

'Diabolical': Campaigner speaks out on plan to mass-kill barred owls

"This plan is wrong. It's a waste of a billion dollars." ...
Gizmodo

Newly Described Owl Species Looks Like a Meme and Sounds Like a Squeaky Toy

Bird alert: Scientists formally described a previously obscure species of owl this week. And, good news, it’s a flying meme-generator that sounds like a newborn puppy. Sadly, this special owl is ...
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New species of owl discovered in the rainforests of Príncipe Island, Central Africa

A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe in Central Africa. Scientists were first able to confirm its presence in ...
ZME Science on MSN

The secret to a barn owl’s deadly night hunting is hidden in its feathers

Ahungry barn owl, unfed for several days, perches in a completely darkened room at Drumlin Farm, a sanctuary run by the ...

Owl 'Slips Up' and Ends Up Smooshed Between Tree Trunks Until Rescuers Arrive

An owl got stuck between two tree trunks in Florida and was rescued by the Pasco County Fire Rescue. 'Owls, you’d imagine, ...
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To protect an endangered owl species, government biologists propose killing off other owls

The survival of one owl species hinges on the demise of another. That’s what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service argues in its proposal to allow the agency to shoot hundreds of thousands of barred owls ...