The spotted owl’s numbers have been falling for 50 years, as old growth forests disappear. There were an estimated population of 500 breeding pairs in B.C. before European settlement.

A controversial mining exploration project is moving forward near the San Pedro River, despite growing concern from nearby residents, environmental groups, and tribal leaders.

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 half ...

Northern spotted owls have been defined as endangered since 1986 and are under pressure due to habitat loss. They thrive in old, mature forests and help maintain the biodiversity of those areas.

SALT LAKE CITY — A California-based legal firm and Arizona cattlemen have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's designation of critical habitat for the Mexican ...

Environmental groups call on federal government to protect endangered spotted owl in B.C. Ecojustice and the Wilderness Committee are asking for an emergency order that would protect endangered ...

A northern spotted owl is shown at the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program (NSOBP) near Hope, B.C. in this undated handout photo.

There is only one wild-born northern spotted owl left in Canada living in a patch up the Fraser Canyon. Critical habitat for the spotted owl within B.C. under the 2024 draft recovery plan.

Three rare spotted owls were released last August into protected habitat in the Fraser Canyon. The government hopes to release about 20 per year in an effort to recover the endangered species.

Only one wild-born northern spotted owl is known to exist in B.C. Canada's federal minister of environment has recommended an emergency protection order to protect 2,500 hectares of old-growth forest.

Northern spotted owl found injured near B.C. train tracks two months after release They believe the owl — named Sitist, which means night in the Spuzzum language — may have collided with a ...

2024 draft strategy 'breathes life' into owl's recovery Under the previous draft strategy, Foy said he tracked logging activity on land designated as potential critical habitat unless it involved ...