The U.S. Senate cleared the way Wednesday for wildlife agents to kill nearly 500,000 barred owls to save spotted owls in the ...

A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, ...

It’s March. This is when I find myself torn between clinging to winter and beginning to look for signs of spring, for the forest to begin to shake off its winter torpor. A time to look for breeding ...

ARCATA, Calif. — The hooting had died down and the two bird lovers faced the immensity of the dark forest. Scanning his light among the redwoods, Danny Hofstadter listened. The distant ocean sounded ...

Federal officials are planning to hire hunters with shotguns to exterminate tens of thousands of cat-sized barred owls in California and the Pacific Northwest as the birds "invade" from the east. The ...

Video of the barred owl flying through the Northern Virginia home has delighted viewers and spread cheer. The visitor took a cue from Santa Claus, arriving through the chimney. The yuletide guest ...