US EditionPlans to Shoot Thousands of Barred Owls in Doubt After Feds Cancel Grants
WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA, JUL 21 – The Trump administration canceled $1.1 million in grants for a 30-year plan to lethally remove barred owls threatening endangered spotted owls, sparking debate over cost and ethics.
- Amid debate over barred-owl culls, the Trump administration canceled $1.1 million in grants, threatening the program to kill up to half a million owls.
- Amid accelerating spotted-owl declines, Fish and Wildlife Service approved the plan, last September, because barred owls aggressively compete with northern spotted owls for nesting areas.
- Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy estimate up to $1.35 billion over 30 years, with modeling showing spotted-owl recovery, `Julia Smith, endangered species recovery section manager`, said the strategy is necessary to stabilize populations.
- Across political lines, activists and lawmakers have opposed, with Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, saying, `Americans don’t want to finance shooting North American owls in national parks`.
- A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate members is calling on Congress to kill the Biden-era owl removal plan, with Julia Smith warning that without action, northern spotted owls will be functionally extinct in Washington within a decade.
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Los Angeles Times
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