| − | Congo bay owls have not been seen in the wild between 1951 to 1996 when one was netted (a second female) in the extreme south-east corner of the Itombwe Forest of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]]. The area of the Itombwe Massif - a range of low, forested mountains - has been the target of extensive clearings for farmland, grazing, and logging, and it is believed that this activity severely impacted the owls. | + | Congo bay owls have not been seen in the wild between 1951 and 1996 when one was netted (a second female) in the extreme south-east corner of the Itombwe Forest of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DRC]]. The area of the Itombwe Massif - a range of low, forested mountains - has been the target of extensive clearings for farmland, grazing, and logging, and it is believed that this activity severely impacted the owls. |