The barred owl's westward migration threatens other species and a whole ecosystem

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

BLM endorses plan to kill barred owls on federal land, as Oregon lawmakers push back

FILE - Barred owls from the east have moved in and taken over spotted owl habitat in the western forests of Oregon, and are now pushing spotted owls closer and closer to extinction. Nick Fisher / OPB ...
The Columbian

In Our View: Focus on forest health, not killing barred owls

Rather than killing one owl species to preserve another, the federal government should focus on restoring forest health and developing lush habitats. In other words, officials should abandon a project ...
Los Angeles Times

House resolution seeks to stop plan to shoot nearly half a million owls

A Republican congressman introduced a resolution to stop a government plan to kill roughly 450,000 barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. The plan is intended to protect spotted owls. The plan, ...
Seattle Times

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday urged the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests as part of efforts to stop the birds from ...
OPB

Northwest conservation groups intervene in lawsuit to defend the lethal removal of barred owls

Five Northwest conservation groups have joined the federal government in defending a program to kill barred owls in the Pacific Northwest to protect the threatened northern spotted owl. These ...
E&E

Lawmakers float CRA to strike down owl-killing plan

Members are challenging a Biden-era decision on lethal controls for barred owls in a bid to save the northern spotted owl. A bipartisan House alliance is taking aim at a Biden-era Fish and Wildlife ...