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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona's pygmy-owl will once more be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said ...

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 ...

A nonprofit that specializes in protecting endangered species filed legal challenges with a US District Court on Thursday, accusing the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) of failing to comply with ...

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 ...

Discover the fascinating feature that helps this pygmy owl stand out and learn more about its unique appearance in the wild. ...

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 ...

Four cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls hatched at the Phoenix Zoo, markin the zoo's first successful breeding and hatching in an ongoing effort to save the species, officials said. The owls are considered ...

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 ...

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 ...