Regulation & law · 10/11/2021Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revises Critical Habitat Designation for Northern Spotted Owl

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has withdrawn a 2021 rule that would have excluded 3.4 million acres of critical habitat for the northern spotted owl, replacing it with a revised exclusion of approximately 204,294 acres in Oregon.