[Tweeters] Feds propose shooting one owl to save another in
Pacific Northwest | The Seattle Times
Robert O'Brien
baro at pdx.edu
Wed Dec 6 17:39:41 PST 2023
For those interested in more info, OPB did a 20 minute interview last week
with Kessina Lee, the state supervisor of Oregon’s USFWS office, and
Robin Bown, barred owl management strategy lead for USFWS,
I have not listened to it yet myself.
Bob OBrien
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/30/barred-spotted-owl-shoot/
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/30/barred-spotted-owl-shoot/
On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:
> This didn't come out of the blue. It has aleady been going on for years.
> From this article:
>
> *In four study areas in Oregon, Washington and northern California,
> killing barred owls under an agency research study brought spotted owls to
> almost stable populations, whereas in a neighboring control population,
> spotted owl populations declined by 12%.*
>
> One far-out option I've thought of is to have an open season on Barred
> Owls, very similar to, say, ducks and geese, Goose shooting was allowed
> during the time when the Dusky Canada Goose was under extreme protection.
> There was a rigid checking system to guarantee (so much as possible)
> Duskies were not shot, and hunters had to learn how to ID them.
>
> When you think about it, this is not too different from protection for
> the Kirtland's Warbler, wherein to this day (I'm pretty sure). Cowbirds
> are regularly trapped and killed. Cowbirds are of course native american
> birds, normally protected as with most of the other birds. They are just
> easier to catch (by trapping) and dispose of.
>
> Bob OBrien Portland
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 2:02 PM Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/feds-propose-shooting-one-owl-to-save-another-in-pacific-northwest/
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