Europe’s smallest bird of prey, the Eurasian pygmy owl, has now been confirmed in Spain for the first time, marking a westward expansion from the bird’s usual range. Researchers first captured the ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has a new chance for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of a lawsuit, the Center for ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today again protected the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after ...

PHOENIX — Known for its small size and auburn color, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has environmentalists battling with federal officials over whether it should be protected. The Center for ...

PHOENIX — The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl native to Arizona, one of North America’s smallest raptors, was unprotected by the federal government for nearly two decades entering last week. The U.S.

Feb. 9—I've been searching for a northern pygmy-owl for the past few winters now, and honestly, I was starting to lose hope. Permanent residents here in this corner of Northwest Montana, they move to ...

Characteristics: A small thrush that is gray overall and has a long tail. The bird has a thin, white eye ring, is 8 to 9 inches long and has light rusty-brown wing patches and dark wing tips. When in ...

According to Susie of Abby’s Coffee in Frisco, a pygmy was seen eating a sparrow right outside the coffee shop under a pine tree – a pygmy owl, that is. As the word “pygmy” denotes, they are a very ...

WHILE A HANDFUL of parents celebrated with a champagne breakfast, The Amphitheater School District launched a sneak attack last week on the controversial new high school site located in the heart of ...

My first northern pygmy-owl sighting, on the border of a wooded property near Columbia Falls on Saturday, Jan. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) I’ve been searching for a northern pygmy-owl for the ...