They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They? NYT: Science Franz Lidz 29 April 2024 at 05:01 An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years. © Gerry Ellis/Minden PicturesNorthern spotted owl populations have declined by up to 80 percent over the last two decades. As few as 3,000 remain on federal lands, compared with 12,000 in the 1990s.
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