A barn owl can also be viewed at the Temperate Forest's Family Farm area. Other owl species can be viewed at the zoo's Raptor Center, including the spectacled and barred owls. The northern spotted owl is a threatened species, primarily due to habitat destruction, caused by activities such as logging, road and home construction. These activities cause habitat fragmentation, which isolates spotted owl pairs and decreases the size of their home ranges. Research has shown owls need large areas of land to range.
Fragmentation also disrupts the distribution of owlets to new, vacant home ranges.
The northern spotted owl is a threatened species, primarily due to habitat destruction, caused by activities such as logging, road and home construction. These activities cause habitat fragmentation, which isolates spotted owl pairs and decreases the size of their home ranges. Research has shown owls need large areas of land to range. Fragmentation also disrupts the distribution of owlets to new, vacant home ranges. It is still unclear exactly why spotted owls prefer old-growth forest habitats.