The spotted owl crystallized the power of the species-protection law. No threatened animal has done more to change how we use land. Yet the protection would prove insufficient. Throughout their range, ...

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 ...

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, northern spotted owls "generally inhabit older forested habitats because they contain the structural characteristics required for nesting, roosting, ...