This research highlights the need to study the entire diel cycle—the full 24-hour period—in animal ecology, rather than focusing solely on their active phases. For example, while owls are typically ...

Across the forests of California, Oregon, and Washington, a contentious experiment is unfolding. The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Barred Owl management strategy authorizes personnel to slaughter ...

Federal wildlife officials approved a plan last year to protect northern spotted owls by shooting other owls, but it has faced pushback from animal rights advocates and lawmakers — including ...

The US Senate has rejected legislation halting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Barred Owl Management Strategy (Strategy) set forth in its August 2024 Record of Decision (ROD), which aims to ...

Hang on to your hats, morning joggers, it’s barred owl dive-bombing season again at Point Defiance Park. They’ve done it before, and they’re at it again. Or, you could call it nesting season. In a ...

Barred owls are notoriously aggressive and territorial, and have been known to attack humans, even when seemingly unprovoked. Now, the federal government plans to authorize killing up to 450,000 ...

Rather than killing one owl species to preserve another, the federal government should focus on restoring forest health and developing lush habitats. In other words, officials should abandon a project ...

ARCATA, Calif. — The hooting had died down and the two bird lovers faced the immensity of the dark forest. Scanning his light among the redwoods, Danny Hofstadter listened. The distant ocean sounded ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Barred owls, with their vivid brown stripes, are acting like bullies of the forest in the Northwest, driving their smaller cousins, the northern spotted owl, ...

What Does a Barred Owl Look Like? Barred owls are large brownish and white striped or “barred” raptors with no visible feather tufts on their heads. Unlike many of its owl relatives with yellow eyes, ...