In the Pacific Northwest, an owl hunt is underway. Members of the Yakama Nation have started shooting barred owls on their reservation territory in Washington State. However, this hunt is not related ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A controversial federal plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls along the West Coast is now in a judge's hands after a key ...

Barred owls, the famously aggressive and territorial species known to attack Pacific Northwest hikers and joggers, are now officially under attack themselves. Theoretically, they’ve been in danger ...

A misguided plan to kill up to 450,000 owls in Northwest forests apparently is underway. The issue highlights the desire of humans to control their environment and raises ethical and practical ...

Opponents say the mass killing of barred owls would cause severe disruption to forest ecosystems and could lead to other species — including spotted owls — being mistakenly shot. To save the imperiled ...

Barred owl owlet perched against a green background on a branch in the forest in Canada© Jim Cumming/Shutterstock.com In the Pacific Northwest, an owl hunt is underway. Members of the Yakama Nation ...

A controversial federal plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls along the West Coast is now in a judge’s hands after a key hearing last week in Portland, but an animal rights lawyer says the ...

The Fish and Wildlife service wants to kill barred owls for the benefit of spotted owls. The plan would kill up to 450,000 barred owls over 30 years. Habitat changes drove barred owls west, leading to ...