My love affair with owls bloomed slowly. In fact, until recently, they terrified me—I wanted to be nowhere near their hooked beaks, sharp talons and wide eyes. My phobia peaked when I shared a ...

The phrase “a parliament of owls” comes from medieval times, when people loved giving poetic names to animal groups. Writers imagined that owls, with their calm ...

Research at the Global Owl Project’s human-made burrowing owl network in eastern Oregon has revealed some fascinating habits of the tiny raptors. Here are five things that project Director David ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — For decades, burrowing owls have made their home on the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton. So much so, the owl was officially adopted as FAU's mascot in the ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...