(THE CONVERSATION) An international team of biologists has discovered a tiny new species of owl, called the Príncipe scops owl, living in a remote forest on an island off the west coast of Africa.

“This assault by Trump and Musk on the civil servants who help save endangered species across the country is just beginning to rear its ugly head, and spotted owls could be their first victim ...

A paper published in December in Bird Conservation International presented the first global assessment of snowy owl numbers. And they are a cause for heightened concern for the species.