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Article: Owl vs. owl sets stage for intervention.
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- ORian
- Article date:
- April 27, 2007
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Byline: Michael Milstein
Apr. 27--The Northwest's most famous bird will soon get bodyguards.
Northern spotted owls, already beaten down by longtime logging of their old growth forest habitat, now face an accelerating threat from invading barred owls that are driving them out of house and home.
Under a draft recovery plan for spotted owls released Thursday, federal officials proposed an experimental program to lure barred owls with recorded calls and decoys and blast them with shotguns. The goal is to control barred owl numbers in strategic areas to see whether spotted owls can retake the ground.
More than 500 barred owls could be ...