To save spotted owls, US officials to kill many other owl species

WASHINGTON, D.C.: To save the endangered spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are adopting a controversial plan to cull nearly half a million barred owls in dense West Coast forests.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that trained shooters will be deployed to Oregon, Washington state, and California to support declining spotted owl populations.

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