is there any need for it to be conserved?
Yes, IUCN Red List status for the spotted owl is near threatened with a decreasing population trend.
Spotted owl
IUCN Red List status for the spotted owl is near threatened with a decreasing population trend.
where is oregon caves national monument and preserve located? A protected area in the northern Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon in the United States. which all animals can we see here? Black bear, cougar, northern flying squirrel, and Pacific giant salamander what sort of place does the third one select to live in? Coniferous and mixed coniferous forests across the top of North America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee and west to Utah, Washington and Oregon. what do they feed on? Tree sap, insects, carrion who predates them? The spotted owl, the great horned owl, the Canadian lynx how big is the first one? UNANSWERABLE how long do they live? 16 or 17 years
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Spotted owl [SEP] Conservation
IUCN Red List status for the spotted owl is near threatened with a decreasing population trend. Many studies assessing the species' population trend have found populations to be in decline. Habitat loss due to timber harvesting is generally recognized as the main threat. One study reports that competition with the barred owl may also be a major contributor to the decline of spotted owls. Forest and spotted owl management documents often state that severe wildfire is a cause of recent declines in populations of Spotted Owls and that mixed‐severity fires (5–70% of burned area in high‐severity patches with >75% mortality of dominant vegetation) pose a primary threat to Spotted Owl population viability, but a systematic review and meta-analysis found fires created more benefits than costs for spotted owls.