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 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, ...

Found throughout Russia and parts of Asia, Blakiston’s fish owl is declining due to habitat loss and climate change. A female Blakiston’s fish owl, alert and with ear tufts erect, prepares to fly in ...

Owls are some of the best-known predatory birds, famous for their nocturnal tendencies and their ability to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees in either direction. There are around 250 species of ...

Securing the title of the world’s largest owl requires a 6-foot, 3-inch wingspan. Having only 1,700 mature individuals remaining leaves Blakiston’s fish owl in a highly vulnerable state.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Blakiston’s fish owl, or more properly, Blakiston’s eagle owl, ...

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 ...