Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile enough to be thoroughly frustrating, but it’s actually good training when searching for northern pygmy-owls. The pygmy-owls constitute a genus of ...
Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...
One of Arizona’s tiniest owls may regain federal protections by the end of the year as climate change, habitat loss and invasive species threaten its future. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the ...
SHADY COVE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On Thursday, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of an injured owl near a residence in Shady Cove. The reported “baby” owl turned out to be a ...
A biologist holds a cactus ferruginous pygmy owl before releasing it into the wild. Credit: Rachel Laura/USFWS After being denied in 2011 and 2021, the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl has finally been ...
Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...
A pygmy-owl in its enclosure in the Multi-Species Conservation Support Center at the Phoenix Zoo on February 18, 2022. One of Arizona’s tiniest owls may regain federal protections by the end of the ...