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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

“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 “barred owl management strategy” approved in August calls for hunting and killing nearly half a million barred owls over 30 years ... filed a federal lawsuit in the state of Washington.

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized its Barred Owl Management Strategy in August. The plan could result in killing up to half a million barred owls over 30 years to save the endangered ...

Lawsuit targets feds’ lethal plan for managing barred owls. By Michael Doyle | 11/04/2024 01:19 PM EST . The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill around 15,000 barred owls each year in three ...

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.