The smallest owl in Ukraine, the pygmy owl, lives in the deep forests of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— Following multiple petitions and lawsuits by the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect cactus ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the cactus ferruginous ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An owl native to southern Texas and Arizona and northern Mexico is under threat from climate change, changing conditions and habitat fragmentation and loss. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed ...

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. (KGUN) — 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. The average Pygmy Owl stands about ...

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 ...

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 ...