Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barred owl at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, in Oregon. (Ray Bosch/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) A controversial plan to ...

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 powerful moment in nature as a barred owl moves silently through the trees in search of its evening meal. #wildlife #owl ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Walkers and runners near Mile Zero are being warned to cover their heads and move quickly after two reported attacks.

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 — ...

A family of barn owls has been spotted nesting near Central Park, which is believed to be the first time in modern history ...