Tag: spotted owls

March 14, 2022

USFWS can continue barred owl removal, court rules

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can continue lethally removing non-native barred owls from threatened spotted owl ranges. Spotted owls (Strix occidentalis), a...

November 8, 2021

Illegal cannabis farms pose danger for at-risk wildlife

In 2015, biologists Greta Wengert and Mourad Gabriel were conducting necropsies on fishers—a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act at the time—to find out what was causing their...

April 5, 2018

Site visit insights: Spotted owl has specific habitat needs

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

January 4, 2018

TWS recognizes wildlifers for outstanding publications

Nominations for the Wildlife Publication Awards will be accepted through May 1, 2018. Click on the link above to visit the Wildlife Publication Awards webpage, or visit https://wildlife.org/awards to learn more about...

October 26, 2017

It’s tall forests, not dense ones, spotted owls prefer

In what is believed to be the largest spotted owl study in terms of area analyzed, remote sensing technology is providing a more precise look at habitat preferences for the...

September 18, 2017

Agreement signed to protect wildlife, reduce wildfire risk

The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) signed...

August 11, 2016

Megafires drive out spotted owls

After the King Fire torched nearly 100,000 acres of the Eldorado National Forest in 2014, California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) abandoned the charred remains of their homes, Capital Public...