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pygmy-owl, endangered species, southern Arizona Pygmy Owls The ferruginous cactus pygmy-owl is relatively rare in the United States, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled this week that the 6- to 7-inch birds are not endangered.(Photo by Tom Gatz/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Jul 21, 2023

Big fight for a little bird: Pygmy-owl gets threatened species status

Federal officials this week granted threatened species status to the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl, capping 17 years of “litigation and controversy” from advocates fighting to win protection for the 6-inch raptor.

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