The spotted owl has long served as a flagship species for environmentalists across the nation, and the Mexican spotted owl is the Southwest's most famous old-growth resident. Unfortunately, by the ...

Survival rate for the young is low, and lifespan is 16 to 17 years in the wild. FEEDING: Mexican spotted owls feed on small mammals — wood rats, mice, voles, rabbits, pocket gophers, bats — as well as ...