Killing barred owls to save northern spotted owls: Rethinking American wildlife conservation
On Point | Podcast - En podcast av WBUR
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The Barred Owl is considered “invasive” in the Pacific Northwest and it’s pushing the Northern Spotted Owl to extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a plan -- kill nearly half a million Barred Owls over the next 30 years.