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How to Identify a Barred Owl

Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North ...

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 ...

'DEI for owls': Nearly half a million birds to be killed across the West

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to kill nearly half a million barred owls throughout Washington, Oregon and California after a short-lived effort to halt the cull was thwarted in the ...
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Controversial Plan to Kill 500,000 Barred Owls in U.S. Clears Major Hurdle

To save the northern west’s spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill up to 450,000 barred owls (Strix Varia) across California, ...
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Meet the Barred Owl Cypress from the Miller Park Zoo!

Join ciLiving Host Jaclyn Friedlander as she gets up close with Cypress the Barred Owl at Miller Park Zoo! Discover fun and fascinating facts about this beautiful owl, see its amazing features, and ...
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Inside the Government's Plan to Kill Nearly a Half-Million Barred Owls

Barred owls are notoriously aggressive and territorial, and have been known to attack humans, even when seemingly unprovoked. Now, the federal government plans to authorize killing up to 450,000 ...
KONA

After 50 years of struggles to save Spotted Owl, FWS plan is to kill 500k Barred Owls

(The Center Square) – The Spotted Owl is again in the headlines again. U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., filed a resolution to reverse a Biden administration plan to kill nearly half a million North ...
New York Post

Search continues for popular Long Island barn owl who flew the coop: ‘Keep eyes and ears open’

Look whooo’s gone missing again! A popular barn owl with a history of wanderlust has once again gone AWOL from a Long Island Nature Center. Nebula, a 6-year-old captive-bred European barn owl, somehow ...
Morningstar

Tribal Leaders Applaud Senate Rejection of Barred Owl Resolution Threatening Forest and Wildlife Health

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) is a nonprofit nation-wide consortium of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and individuals dedicated to ...
Phys.org

Researchers investigate how the barred owl is adapting to urbanization

A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, a soft, crescendoing hoot. "There she is," says Matthias Leu, chair of ...
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Hiker believes he was 'attacked' by Barred Owl at Seattle's Discovery Park

SEATTLE — A hiker believes he was attacked by an owl while he was walking on a trail at Discovery Park in Seattle. "All the sudden, I felt like I got hit over the head by a stick or something out of ...