The controversial plan has sparked backlash from animal-rights advocates who argue it is unethical and ineffective Wildlife officials in the Pacific Northwest have officially begun carrying out one of ...

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests. The plan finalized ...

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments. The list includes mammals, ...

ARCATA, Calif. — The hooting had died down and the two bird lovers faced the immensity of the dark forest. Scanning his light among the redwoods, Danny Hofstadter listened. The distant ocean sounded ...

The barred owl is set to be culled across the West Coast in the coming years after attacking hikers and driving a threatened rival species towards extinction. The larger, more aggressive species is ...

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 ...