“What do lions do?” she asks. “They sleep all day, and yet everyone wants to see a lion. If I said, ‘Shall I take you on safari to see a hoverfly?’, you probably wouldn’t be quite so enthusiastic. But ...

The elusive Northern Spotted Owl. The majestic Whooping Crane. Charismatic Florida panthers and beloved Monarch butterflies.

Pygmy owls are an adorably small bird species that make their home in Europe. Their habitat spans as far north as Norway and ...

The Maryland Zoo recently got a new parking lot, and they are also planning a gibbon habitat, an eagle and snowy owl flyway, as well as upgraded rental facilities, said Fowler. The new habitat is ...

The diminutive Elf Owl, weighing less than 45 grams ... Conservation efforts include nest box programs for species like Barn Owls, habitat preservation initiatives, and public education campaigns ...

It has also led to increased shrub cover in the wide-open tundra habitat where the owl breeds, and there have been suggestions the population cycles of lemmings -- its main prey -- are being ...

Among the smallest owl species, burrowing owls spend much of their time on the ground in open, treeless areas and are classified as threatened by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission due to ...

The groups filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit about critical habitat for the northern spotted owl in California, Oregon and Washington. Environmental groups now want to help defend the ...

In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, a tiny feathered guardian with fierce yellow eyes and a diminutive stature is staging an impressive recovery.

For spotted owls "we kind of put the blinders on and tried to only manage habitat, hoping things wouldn't get worse," Forsman said. "But over time the barred owl's influence became impossible to ...