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Feathers Fly in Senate Debate Over Owl-Killing

Oct 30, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Senators Clash Over Owl-Killing Plan

Republican senator accuses administration of planning 'DEI for owls"

(Newser) - A Senate debate over a plan to protect an endangered owl species by killing other owls turned heated on Wednesday, though the Biden administration's controversial proposal survived. GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana forced a vote on a resolution to block the Fish and Wildlife Service's plan , which...

To Save One Kind of Owl, Death to Another

To Save One
Kind of Owl,
Death to
450K Others

Jul 4, 2024 2:30 PM CDT

To Save One Kind of Owl, Death to 450K Others

FWS plans to cull 450K barred owls so that the spotted owl can compete for habitat

(Newser) - To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, US wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins. The US Fish and Wildlife Service strategy released Wednesday is...

Central Park Celebrity Owl Killed By Maintenance Vehicle

Beloved New York City Owl
Killed in Central Park

Aug 8, 2021 9:00 AM CDT

Beloved New York City Owl Killed in Central Park

Barry is gone

(Newser) - A barred owl that had become a sort of New York City celebrity after taking up residence in the city's famed Central Park has been killed. Barry, as she was affectionately known, was fatally struck by one of the privately maintained park's maintenance vehicles, the park Conservancy announced...

Thousands of Owls Killed in
Controversial US Experiment

Oct 15, 2019 11:57 AM CDT

Thousands of Owls Killed in Controversial US Experiment

The federal government has been trying to save the northern spotted owl for decades

(Newser) - As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred owl, he had never fired a gun. He eyed the big female owl, her feathers streaked brown and white, perched on a branch at...

To Save Owls,
Gov't Wants to
... Kill Owls

Feb 29, 2012 11:57 AM CST

To Save Owls, Gov't Wants to ... Kill Owls

Barred owls are a rival to the threatened spotted owl

(Newser) - The Obama administration is trying to save the spotted owl, but bailing out the endangered critter might just involve the premeditated demise of someone sitting on the family tree: The larger barred owl is a rival to the spotted owl, and is often cited as one of the major threats...