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Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls. Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point ...

DEI might still be alive and well on the West Coast. The US government has begun shooting down up to 450,000 barred owls across California, Oregon and Washington — in a controversial culling effort to ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week, U.S. senators voted against halting a plan to kill off more than 450,000 barred owls to protect another species of owl—the spotted owl. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) explains ...

A Biden-era plan to kill 5,00,000 owls is moving forward despite widespread criticism. The government has decided to kill nearly half a million barred owls because they are better hunters and are ...

Owls have always amazed people. With their big eyes and unique way of moving, they look calm and mysterious. In India and many other places, they are seen as symbols of wisdom. But there’s a lot more ...

Journal Editorial Report: Texas and California take up gerrymandering fights. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to save owls by killing owls. The government’s plan is to kill up to 450,000 ...

Research at the Global Owl Project’s human-made burrowing owl network in eastern Oregon has revealed some fascinating habits of the tiny raptors. Here are five things that project Director David ...

Seventeen years ago, only four burrowing owl pairs remained at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon. Now, more than 80 pairs nest in the unlikely spot that has become home to one of the world ...

An unusual alliance of Republican lawmakers and animal rights advocates, together with others, is creating storm clouds for a plan to protect one threatened owl by killing a more common one. Last ...