U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds.

The northern spotted owl, native to the West Coast region, has been endangered since 1990. The species is listed as Near Threatened under the Endangered Species Act and according to the American ...

The northern spotted owl, native to the West Coast region, has been endangered since 1990. The species is listed as Near Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and according to the American ...

They’ve quickly displaced many spotted ... spotted owl declines. As of last year, about 4,500 barred owls were killed on the West Coast by researchers since 2009.Killing one bird species to ...

"Decades of work has gone into ensuring the owls aren't harmed by logging on our public lands," said Noah Greenwald, the center's endangered species director and a onetime seasonal spotted owl ...

The northern spotted owl, native to the West Coast region, has been endangered since 1990. The species is listed as Near Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and according to the American ...

A northern spotted owl photographed in 1995 sitting on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif. An academic partner on a U.S. Forest Service-led monitoring program for the endangered species said a federal ...