The spotted owl may be harder to spot in Canada if a proposal to build a ski resort in its habitat goes through. In an open letter, Cheam First Nation and the Wilderness Committee are urging the ...

A popular symbol of the decline of Northwest forests, the medium-sized, chocolatey-brown northern spotted owl depends on the old-growth forests that once stretched in an unbroken ribbon from Alaska to ...

Fewer than 2,000 spotted owl pairs survive in Oregon ... “This simply isn’t a sound strategy — fiscally or ecologically," Oregon state Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis, said in a statement.

DESCRIPTION: The northern spotted owl is a medium-sized, dark brown owl with a barred tail; white spots on its head, neck, and back; and dark brown eyes surrounded by a large, heart-shaped facial disk ...