Reader Todd Mackinaw recently admired how the great horned owl can thrive from the Brooks Range in Alaska all the way to Uruguay in South America. The knee-high owl, known for its “plumicorns” — tufts ...

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special ...

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 ...

On these March nights, a male boreal owl has been singing from a wooden owl box near our home. The late biologist Dave Klein attached the nest box to a black spruce tree north of the University of ...

Owls are among the most iconic birds on Earth, known for their stealth, size, and piercing eyes. While many species are small and elusive, others reach incredible proportions and dominate their ...

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and Game ...

A few snowy owls were documented in Wisconsin in early November, the first of the species to arrive in the state for the winter of 2025-26.