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 ...

Arizona's pygmy-owl will once more be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday it would list the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl as a threatened ...

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.

Hikers on an outing in the Cascades occasionally look up to a tree-top and notice a tiny owl staring down at them. This is the northern pygmy-owl and it is tiny, indeed, a mere 63/4 inches long. Only ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed restoring federal protections for a tiny desert owl that is both very cute and the central character in some larger courtroom battles. The Fish and ...

Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile enough to be thoroughly frustrating, but it’s actually good training when searching for northern pygmy-owls. The pygmy-owls constitute a genus of ...

Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...

PHOENIX — Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at forcing the federal government to protect Arizona’s diminishing cactus ferruginous pygmy owl population under the Endangered Species ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— In response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, a federal judge in Arizona late yesterday overturned a 2011 decision by the U.S. Fish ...

A pygmy-owl in its enclosure in the Multi-Species Conservation Support Center at the Phoenix Zoo on February 18, 2022. One of Arizona’s tiniest owls may regain federal protections by the end of the ...