Cork’s barn owls on the rise thanks to nest boxes Donncha Ó'Teangana and Alan McCarthy of BirdWatch Ireland with a barn owl nesting box. Photo: Peter McCarthy.

The barn owl is Schedule 1 protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act and only people with a licence like Anna are permitted to check nest boxes, which she does mainly in the north Cotswolds.

Barn owls earn their name from their common roosting habits in manmade structures. Other species such as the eastern screech owl roost within tree crevices or hollows, or man-made nest boxes.

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women in a now viral TikTok that has garnered millions of views. Lexie Echols ...

A new study out of the Netherlands proposes that night owls may experience cognitive decline faster than early birds — but not because of their sleep times.

Students studying how barn owls are used in Lodi vineyards LODI – In a tiny wooden box perched high off the ground at the Lodi Wine and Visitor Center is a family of six barn owls.

Firefighters in Milton helped rescue an injured owl that was caught in a fishing line. The Milton Fire Department said firefighters responded to Town House Road after several people noticed the ...

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, listening for the slightest rustling of what could be its next meal. With one-inch talons and ...

Roman soldiers dreaded owls as a warning of defeat, and one Roman superstition was that witches transformed into owls that sucked blood out of babies. During the Middle Ages barn owls were ...

Conservationists are celebrating after two barn owls have returned for a third year to their nest.

The language-learning app Duolingo announced Tuesday that its iconic, chaotic and unhinged mascot Duo Keyshauna Renee Lingo -- more commonly known as Duo the Owl -- has died.