The Blakiston fish owl (Bubo Blakistoni) is the world’s largest – and one of the rarest – owl species, with an impressive 6 foot (2 meter) wingspan. The giant owl, found exclusively in northeast Asia, ...

Blakiston’s Fish Owl is known for its huge size, impressive wingspan and powerful hunting abilities in rivers. They live mainly near rivers, streams and forests in Russia, Japan and northern China, ...

The Blakiston’s fish owl is the world’s largest owl, ranging from the eastern woodlands of Hokkaido, Japan, to the Primorye territory in the south of Russia’s Far East. The species is endangered, with ...

Yes, there were second thoughts, admits ornithologist Jonathan Slaght as he talks about tracking the world’s largest owl. His interest in the endangered Blakiston’s fish owl took him to remote Russia, ...

The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) announced today that Dr. Jonathan Slaght will be honored for his work in Russia to conserve the Blakiston's fish owl, an endangered species and the largest owl ...

Wildlife researcher Jonathan Slaght’s account of his five-year doctoral study of the elusive Blakiston’s fish owls of far eastern Russia is due out next week, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Primorye, a remote region in the Russian Far East, is a wild and unforgiving place. Tigers and bears roam; ...

Can owls and loggers get along? A recent study conducted in Primorye in the southern Russian Far East suggests it's not only possible, but essential for endangered Blakiston's fish owls to survive ...

The world's largest owl – and one of the rarest – is also a key indicator of the health of some of old-growth Russian forests. A study spearheaded by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the ...

NEW YORK (Feb. 8, 2017): The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) announced today that Dr. Jonathan Slaght will be honored for his work in Russia to conserve the Blakiston's fish owl, an endangered ...