The Spotted Owl is at the northern limits of its range in old growth coniferous forests of southwestern mainland British Columbia, where its numbers dwindled from about 200 individuals in 1992 to fewer than 20 individuals in 2007 (COSEWIC, 2008), and have continued to decline since, with likely fewer than five individuals remaining. The species was recorded in just one square of the British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas between 2008 and 2012 (Chutter, 2015).  The Canadian population accounts for less than 1% of the global total, and Canada therefore has very low responsibility for the species. The caurina subspecies of Spotted Owl was first assessed as Endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada in 1986 (COSEWIC, 2008), and has been listed at that level under the Species at Risk Act since 2003. The national population of Spotted Owl is below its goal range.