why are spotted owls endangered
The spotted owl is a habitat specialist and only lives in old-growth forests.Because of logging practices, the amount of old-growth forests has declined, and with it, the spotted owl.he spotted owl is a habitat specialist and only lives in old-growth forests.
The northern spotted owl population is in drastic decline in Canada and the U.S., despite significant efforts to save it.In the past, experts estimate there were 500 spotted owl pairs living in southwestern B.C. Today, only about a dozen remain in the province, largely due to loss of habitat.hese two threats have reduced the spotted owl population by about forty percent in the past four decades. Spotted owl chicks. Creative commons photo courtesy of USFWS Headquarters/Flickr. The barred owl is native to North America, so it isn't an invasive species per se.