In the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, the northern spotted owl, a rare and fragile subspecies of spotted owl, is being muscled out of its limited habitat by the barred owl, its larger and more ornery northeastern cousin. The opportunistic barred owl has been moving in on spotted owl turf for more than half a century, competing with the locals for food and space, outnumbering, out-reproducing and inevitably chasing them out of their nesting spots. Barred owls have also emerged as a thr
In a last-ditch effort to rescue the northern spotted owl from oblivion, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed an anguishing solution: culling a staggering number of barred owls across Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
The International Owl Center in Houston is building a new $17.3 million facility with walk-through aviaries. This will allow for more owls and increased tourism.
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Peregrine Audubon Society is presenting a Zoom program on Karla Bloem on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Karla Bloem is the founder and executive director of the International Owl Center. Karla acquired Alice the Great Horned Owl to use in educational programs in 1998 and began studying Great Horned Owl vocalizations in […]
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Flaco the owl, the Big Apple's most famous feathered fugitive, has taken to spying on fellow Manhattanites through their apartment windows less than a year after flying the coop from the Central Park Zoo.