spotted owls
Mottled forest hunters
Spotted owls are medium-sized North American owls with dark eyes and white-spotted brown plumage.
The northern spotted owl became a flashpoint in environmental conflicts of the 1990s, when logging restrictions to protect its old-growth forest habitat pitted conservationists against the timber industry: The spotted owl controversy cost thousands of jobs.
- barred owlStriped woodland raptor
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- old growth forestMature woodland, never harvested
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
endangered species · Pacific Northwest · timber · logging · habitat · habitat loss · nesting · nocturnal · hooting · silent flight · talons · feathers · prey · mice · owl pellets · conservation · wildlife · perch
spotted owlssnowy owls
White Arctic birds of prey
snowy owl · barn owls · barn owl · white owls
spotted owlsbarred owls
Striped North American raptors
house sparrows · invasive species · timber industry · crows · Canada geese
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