Further south in Mexico, pygmy owl numbers are higher, but habitat loss to urbanization and agriculture is ongoing and the species is expected to continue to decline in our rapidly warming world. “I’m ...

Of all 14 owl species in Colorado, only the burrowing owl is as active during the day as is the northern pygmy-owl. Thoroughly overcast days present the best opportunity for finding them.

The pygmy owl was proposed for protection in December 2022, triggering a one-year deadline for finalizing protections, which has yet to occur. “These fearsome little owls and many other species have ...

A female pygmy owl flies from its nest in a cactus in the Sonoran Desert. Arizona researchers have been tracking the owls to learn more about them.

Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, amid habitat fragmentation and loss, is now a federal threatened species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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 ...

A tiny little owl has loomed large in the development history of this area. Now that bird, which had lost Federal protection, has it again.

Promotional Widget for Post Register.The northern pygmy owl is a tiny raptor found in the West from Alaska to Central America.

For Star subscribers: Environmental group says Tuesday's relisting of the pygmy owl as an imperiled species could be used by opponents of Interstate 11 construction west of Tucson.

For the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, exemptions are related to certain outreach, monitoring, habitat restoration, and survey efforts.

A Tucson environmental group filed suit Thursday to try to force the federal government to move faster on protecting the once-endangered pygmy owl and a flock of other species it says are ...

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 ...