Because it is an arctic species, and because it is photogenic, a snowy owl sighting ... Joe Smith, a wildlife biologist with the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township ...

Environmentalists rejoice after the announcement that the lease sale for a section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...

The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic ...

Gwich’in and environmental opponents celebrate the results, while state officials expect the incoming Trump administration to ...

According to the Department of the Interior’s website, the sale is required by the 2017 Tax Act. The deadline to submit bids ...

The lease auction for oil and gas drilling in the Coastal Plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska has not ...

An irregular but popular winter visitor is stirring the interest of Minnesota birdwatchers, wildlife specialists and even the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Snowy owls, which typically ...

They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Three snowy owls are drawing crowds of eager birdwatchers to an unusual location: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Have you spotted them? Some rare Arctic birds are creating a surge of fascination for many along the Jersey Shore. Snowy owls have been showing up on sand dunes and rooftops in recent weeks along ...

A version of this post was first published on July 7, 2020. A hard-to-spot mountain lion patiently waits for the right moment ...