Killing barred owls to save northern spotted owls: Rethinking American wildlife conservation

The Barred Owl is considered “invasive” in the Pacific Northwest and it’s pushing the Northern Spotted Owl to extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a plan — kill nearly half a million Barred Owls over the next 30 years.

The following link will take you to a lively and informative On Point discussion of this issue. You can either listen to the discussion, read it, or read along as you listen:

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/09/05/killing-barred-northern-spotted-owls-wildlife-conservation