To save spotted owls, U.S. officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data in a lab from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night Oct. 24, 2018, in Corvallis, Ore. U.S. wildlife officials want to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls in coming decades as part of a controversial plan to help spotted owl populations.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy released Wednesday is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California. The Associated Press obtained details in advance.
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