In the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest, the northern spotted owl, a rare and fragile subspecies of spotted owl, is being muscled out of its limited habitat by the barred owl, its larger and more ornery northeastern cousin. The opportunistic barred owl has been moving in on spotted owl turf for more than half a century, competing with the locals for food and space, outnumbering, out-reproducing and inevitably chasing them out of their nesting spots. Barred owls have also emerged as a thr
In a last-ditch effort to rescue the northern spotted owl from oblivion, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed an anguishing solution: culling a staggering number of barred owls across Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
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