Plans In Place To Kill Nearly 500k Barred Owls In Washington State

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Plans In Place To Kill Nearly 500k Barred Owls In Washington State

For decades, destruction of Old Growth timber was blamed for the decline of the Spotted owl, but now, wildlife officials have set their sights on the barred owl as the problem, and plans are in place to kill upwards of 500,000 barred owls over the next three decades to help preserve the Spotted owl population.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Barred Owl Management Strategy involves shooting and killing 450,000 barred owls to save the threatened Northern spotted owl.

Moran, Deputy State Supervisor, USFWS Oregon Office said:

“The barred owl is much more of a generalist in its diet and so it has the potential to consume a lot more prey species than have naturally adapted to the northern spotted owl in the in the environment here. So, it’s not just the spotted owl issue, although, spotted owls are at the greatest risk of extinction.”

Barred owls are considered an invasive species and they are known to kill Spotted owls when they move into their territory. Removal specialists will be used to lure the barred owls with recorded owl calls; shotguns will be used to kill the birds, and they will be buried on site.