Barred owls are main culprit in northern spotted owl declines
A meta-analysis of northern spotted owl population data shows that a primary reason for their decline has been the invasion of barred owls from the eastern U.S. ...
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Removing barred owls aids northern spotted owl recovery
Throughout the Pacific Northwest, federally threatened northern spotted owls have faced growing competition from invasive barred owls, which have moved into their ...
The November/December issue of The Wildlife Professional
The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news ...
Wildlife in the ‘slow lanes’
An associate professor of landscape and fire ecology at Oregon State University, Meg Krawchuk tries to remain hyper-aware of fire patterns wherever she goes. As a ...
Listening in to help monitor northern spotted owls
By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with ...
For northern spotted owls, habitat loss still matters
As barred owls (Strix varia) have moved in and taken over threatened northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) territory on the West Coast, management has ...
Inbreeding threatens northern spotted owls
Northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) face plenty of external threats, including habitat loss, deforestation and competition from invasive barred owls ...
Poisons from marijuana farms pose hazard to California owls
The poisons that California marijuana growers use to kill rodents are moving through the food web, recent research found, and may be negatively impacting threatened ...