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

The Almanack shares a compilation of its five best owl feature stories over the years, pulled from the archives.

Outside Online journalist Owen Clarke reports that the federal government has finalized a plan to kill up to 450,000 barred ...

Reporting on California's wildlife is fun, but there's plenty of controversy. Case in point: A battle over a plan to kill ...

Though most trees are without leaves, a few linger. Some willows, aspen and poplar still hold yellows, and many ironwoods, ...

I’m sitting in my chair reading, and before I realize it the clock shows 12:30 a.m. A good book will sneak up on you like ...

However, the squirrels’ drive to obtain food isn’t limited to birdseed or peanuts. Their omnivore orientation also drives ...

We followed the Owl Whisperer around the gun battery toward a grove of pitch pines, where he had seen the saw-whet owl. Then I heard someone ask behind me, “Where are they going?” I turned around and ...

Nestled just a stone’s throw from Nashville’s urban sprawl lies Radnor Lake State Park, a 1,400-acre slice of wilderness so tranquil and mesmerizing that visitors routinely forget to check their ...

Many people enjoy birding, looking for wild birds that either nest in our area or migrate through in spring and fall. For ...

Remember, a fed bear is a dead bear, as human food dependency leads to dangerous behaviors that often end tragically for the animals. Birdwatchers will want to bring their binoculars, as Savage Gulf ...

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special ...