Without intervention, habitat for the California spotted owl is predicted to be lost to wildfire in 75 years: Research Brief
/Future moderate and high-severity fires may pose a substantial threat to the long-term persistence of the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis).
Stephens, S. L., J. D. Miller, B. M. Collins, M. P. North, J. J. Keane, and S. L. Roberts. 2016. Wildfire impacts on California spotted owl nesting habitat in the Sierra Nevada. Ecosphere 7 (11). DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1478.
