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  1. Mysticete

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    Okay...but where...? You can say "they should clear away land" to isolate the owls, but how much would that cost? how much land would be needed? Is it even viable? And just saying "Oh they should just find a valley" Okay, but does that valley exist? Like it or not, removal of Barred Owls may be...
  2. Mysticete

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    Where would you put them, that has enough pristine habitat to maintain a viable population and which won't be invaded by Barred Owls, a species far less picky of its habitat choice.
  3. Mysticete

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    This assumes that all of these populations are actually one species...while I don't think there is any new evidence to argue against that, the possibility exists that the southwestern and Mexican birds may warrant species status separate from the Pacific Coast populations
  4. Mysticete

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    This link highlights the relationship between barred owls and spotted owls https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/removal-barred-owls-slows-decline-iconic-spotted-owls-pacific-northwest-study-finds Obviously habitat protection is also an important piece of the picture, but it's not going to matter...
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