Barred Owl photo by USFWS This is a billion-dollar scheme to assault and kill nearly half a million forest owls native only to North Ameri ...

The agency's plan called for more than 2,400 barred owls to be removed this year and for that number to ramp up to more than 15,500 birds annually beginning in 2027.

WASHINGTON — To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside ...