Mexican spotted owl  Strix occidentalis lucida
ESA status: threatened

Since its founding WildEarth Guardians has fought U.S. Forest Service proposals to log the ancient forest habitat of the owl, at one point halting logging on 21 million acres of national forests. In 2015, Guardians had two lawsuits against the Forest Service to restrict logging and livestock grazing.

• Press Releases
• November 6, 2008 - “Santa Fe Forest Drilling Plans Threaten Clean Air, Streams, Wildlife”
• July 7, 2009 - “Suit Challenges Logging That Threatens Burned Forest Recovery Near Grand Canyon”
• June 24, 2010 - “WildEarth Guardians' Sues Feds to Save the Mexican Spotted Owl”
• January 5, 2012 - “Federal Court Halts Projects in Arizona and New Mexico that Could Jeopardize Mexican Spotted Owl”
• March 13, 2013 - “Twentieth Anniversary of ESA Listing for Mexican Spotted Owl Brings New Round of Litigation”
• Related Campaigns
• Endangered Species Protection
• Public Lands Grazing Reform

photo credit: David A. Palmer