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SarahD

(1,732 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:01 AM Apr 2024

Shooting barred owls. What could go wrong?

The proposal is to kill barred owls because they compete with spotted owls, a species they're trying to save. As we have seen so many times, unanticipated consequences are common when we tamper with nature.
https://www.koin.com/news/animals/spotted-owl-invasive-barred-owl-removal-west-coast/

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Shooting barred owls. What could go wrong? (Original Post) SarahD Apr 2024 OP

My uncle taught me to hunt gab13by13 Apr 2024 #1

I totally agree. Eliminating one owl species to support a different species is not a valid solution. Martin68 Apr 2024 #2

gab13by13

(25,375 posts)

1. My uncle taught me to hunt

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Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:04 AM

Apr 2024

He told me never to shoot an owl because it will bring bad luck.

Martin68

(24,714 posts)

2. I totally agree. Eliminating one owl species to support a different species is not a valid solution.

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:37 AM

Apr 2024

As tempting as such a fix might be in terms of trying to protect an endangered species, we know from experience that we don't know enough to justify this sort of intervention.

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