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FILE - 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.

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

The Associated Press

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to shoot barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins.

In this May 8, 2003, photo, a Northern spotted owl flies after an elusive mouse jumping off the end of a stick in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore.

Environment

Democrats urge investigation into removal of owl protections

Eight Democratic lawmakers called Tuesday for an investigation into “potential scientific meddling” by the Trump administration in its rule to remove…

A new plan for saving the northern spotted owl was released this week.

Environment

Trump administration slashes imperiled spotted owls' habitat

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the imperiled northern spotted owl in…

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Environment

One month left for comments on spotted owl recovery plan

Bellamy Pailthorp

One of the northwest’s most controversial birds is still ruffling feathers. The elusive spotted owl was at the heart of the timber wars here in the 1990s.…

Environment

Critical habitat for spotted owl still vulnerable, groups say

Bellamy Pailthorp

Dozens of prominent environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth are asking President Obama for help protecting old-growth…

The highly adaptable barred owl has moved in from points east and pushed out the endangered northern spotted owl. Lethal and non-lethal removals are part of the new spotted owl recovery plan announced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Environment

Spotted owl recovery plan: more active forestry management...and shooting rivals

Bellamy Pailthorp

In the long saga to protect the northern spotted owl, it's now officially "owl vs owl."US Fish and Wildlife says the decline of the iconic northwest…

Environment

Update: Shooting spotted owl's rival won't work, expert laments

Bellamy Pailthorp

A new plan released yesterday for saving the northern spotted owl is taking aim – maybe literally – at a rival bird.Federal agency leaders said Thursday…

Threatened northern spotted owl adult with young (Strix occidentalis caurina.)

Environment

Spotted owl recovery plan pits one species against another

Bellamy Pailthorp

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-975649.mp3It’s an icon of the northwest.With its muted brown feathers and dark eyes,…