'The spotted owl is an old-growth-dependent species, so a single pair of owls requires 30 square kilometres of old-growth forest,' said Jasmine McCulligh, facility co-ordinator for B.C.'s Northern ...

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.

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.

B.C. has “turned its back” on the province’s last wild-born spotted owl, says Spô’zêm First Nation Chief James Hobart. The chief is among those expressing disappointment after the ...

There is only one known wild spotted owl, a female, in the area of B.C.’s Fraser Canyon that was being considered for protection. Two male owls raised in captivity were also recently released.

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.

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.

B.C. conservation group concerned over logging of spotted owl habitat By Amy Judd & Cassidy Mosconi Global News Posted October 30, 2023 9:10 pm Updated October 30, 2023 9:13 pm ...

A northern spotted owl is shown at the Northern Spotted Owl Breeding Program (NSOBP) near Hope, B.C. in this undated handout photo. One of just four endangered spotted owls known to be in the wild ...

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Environmental groups are hailing a new draft plan that aims to repopulate and protect endangered northern spotted owl as “excellent” after the federal government doubled the amount of land designated ...