The Oregon Department of State Lands says it will shoot and kill barred owls in the Coast Range starting on Thursday, becoming the first agency in the state to take part in a controversial federal ...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

"If you're out in the Maine woods this month, you're likely to hear at least one owl announcing its territory." ...

The Barred owl is larger, has a more diverse diet, and they’ve lost much of their habitat in the east to logging and development. In 2025 the US Fish Wildlife Agency, which had done some good things ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed culling nearly half a million invasive barred owls in Washington state, Oregon, and California over the next three decades to protect native spotted ...

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 a ...

In 2025, the federal government released a controversial plan to remove 450,000 barred owls from Pacific Northwest forests in an attempt to protect the endangered spotted owl population. According to ...

Novel research published in Ornithological Applications has revealed noteworthy insights into how barred owls (Strix varia) interact with urban environments, with implications for both wildlife ...

The gate had barely opened when the barred owl took flight. It landed briefly on a branch less than 10 feet away, turning its ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has drawn two federal lawsuits from animal welfare groups alleging that a plan to cull invasive barred owls in national parklands — including three in Marin — ...

Is the same owl visiting your backyard year after year? Here's how long ferocious, regal owls live, and which factors affect ...