Controversial plan to kill 450,000 barred owls across the Pacific Northwest may already be underway
A controversial federal plan to remove up to 450,000 barred owls across Oregon, Washington, and California appears to be moving forward, even as legal challenges continue in federal court. The effort is designed to help protect northern spotted owls, a federally threatened species that wildlife officials say has declined in part because of competition from […]
Oregon National Guard site becomes a haven for burrowing owls
In eastern Oregon’s high desert, a small conservation effort at the Rees Training Center has grown into one of the nation’s most successful burrowing owl colonies.