The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ results from 2025 moonlit surveys of owls and nightjars show that some of the populations are declining.

Barn owls are on the comeback trail in Iowa - to the point they might come off the state's endangered species list. The owls have been on the endangered list since 1977. But for the fourth consecutive ...

Barn owls are an endangered species in the state of Iowa, mainly because of habitat loss, Anna Buckardt, avian ecologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said. In an effort to boost ...

In your backyard or at a campsite, you may hear some interesting coos and even screeches in the night. With their beautiful arrangements of feathers, silent flight, 270-degree swiveling necks and big ...

Barn owls are an endangered species in the state of Iowa, mainly because of habitat loss, Anna Buckardt, avian ecologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said.