It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due to their nocturnal tendencies. Owls aren’t clamoring for a spot at feeders ...

State wildlife officials are asking for the public's thoughts on whether to list the western burrowing owl as a threatened or endangered species in California. The California Department of Fish and ...

Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but they are not particularly street-smart. In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the ...

A biologist holds a cactus ferruginous pygmy owl before releasing it into the wild. Credit: Rachel Laura/USFWS After being denied in 2011 and 2021, the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl has finally been ...

Many of us here in Texas are familiar with the largest of the owls, the Great Horned Owl. Its “whoo-whoo-whoo” song resounds throughout our Texas evenings. Some of us have even observed one of the ...

A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe in Central Africa. Scientists were first able to confirm its presence in ...

It was 50 years ago this month that President Richard Nixon signed what would become one of the nation’s most far-reaching environmental laws: the Endangered Species Act. The act was intended to ...

Have you ever been on an owl prowl? It’s a nighttime hike in the woods where you listen for the calls, shrieks and whistles of owls to help you get a glimpse of them. Holleback is Riveredge's Citizen ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. Who wants to see an owl? Who wants to hear an owl? Who wants to build homes for an owl? Who? Who? Who? One of the best ways to do that is to ...

HUNTSVILLE, Utah — A special population of owls in Utah is being studied in mountain regions across the state. Experts say this is a unique year to track patterns of the flammulated owls. Markus Mika ...