Washington state is set to kill 450K owls - in order to save another species of the bird - The proposal comes as part of the Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the US Fish and Wildlife ...

While the spotted owl was once an iconic species in Washington, Catania said, most of the state’s new residents have only seen barred owls. “We are deeply saddened that it has come to this ...

Washington state is set to kill 450K owls - in order to save another species of the bird. The proposal comes as part of the Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Finalized in August 2024, the Barred Owl Management Strategy is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's long-term plan to protect native spotted owls in Washington, Oregon, and California from the ...

WASHINGTON, USA — A controversial plan to save one species in Washington state by killing another is set to begin soon. The Proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy developed by the U.S. Fish and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes a proposal to cull barred owls along the West Coast will prevent the spotted owl’s extinction in California and Pacific Northwest forests.

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 ...

“This inhumane, unworkable barred owl kill-plan is the largest-ever scheme to slaughter raptors in any nation by a country mile,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of the two Washington, D.C ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) ...

Kudos to Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands for Washington state, for speaking out against a federal scheme to kill up to 500,000 barred owls in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, in a ...

Barred Owl Nesting Habits. Large nest boxes can accommodate them, but they’ll also nest in natural cavities. Occasionally these birds take over a stick nest from another raptor.