
Obama Plan To Save NorCal Spotted Owl Calls For Shooting Rival BirdTo save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside.

Feds Put Owls In The Crosshairs To Save Native NorCal SpeciesIt’s an icon of the Northern California redwoods: the spotted owl. Commercial loggers used to be the threatened species’ biggest enemy. Now those same loggers are taking up arms to protect it from another threat.