TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl has a new chance for protection under the Endangered Species Act. As part of a lawsuit, the Center for ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 move to ...

After a federal judge upheld removal of the pygmy owl from the endangered species list, environmentalists are now asking the U.S. government to classify the bird as endangered in both Arizona and ...

SAN ANTONIO – An owl that’s currently found in South Texas is listed under the Endangered Species Act — again. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl was listed as a ...

An environmental group says Tuesday’s relisting of the pygmy owl as an imperiled species could provide another weapon for opponents of Interstate 11 construction through the Avra Valley west of Tucson ...

According to Susie of Abby’s Coffee in Frisco, a pygmy was seen eating a sparrow right outside the coffee shop under a pine tree – a pygmy owl, that is. As the word “pygmy” denotes, they are a very ...

For the past seven years a UA researcher has camped out in northern Mexico during the hot summer months looking for owl pellets and excrement. Aaron Flesch, a senior research specialist in the School ...

For years we have been driving from Gardiner to Cooke City, Montana, through Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, during the winter months. We love to look at the bison, elk and pronghorn and we usually can ...

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 ...