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U.S. plans to kill barred owls to save spotted owl (Obama's policies at work)
The Associated Press and The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 29, 2012 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/05/2012 9:00:46 PM PDT by Prole

To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, rival birds that have shoved their smaller cousins aside.

The plan is the latest federal attempt to protect the northern spotted owl, the passive, 1-pound bird that sparked an epic battle over logging in the Pacific Northwest two decades ago. The government set aside millions of acres of forest to protect the owl, but the bird's population continues to decline - a 40 percent slide in 25 years.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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An Obama policy that came out earlier this year gives government agents clearance to find, shoot and destroy Barred Owls in habitats considered Spotted Owl "territory" in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The democrat party is truly the psychopath's party.

Barred Owl; Image courtesy of www.owl-pictures.com

1 posted on 05/05/2012 9:00:50 PM PDT by Prole
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To: Prole
I sure hope the Obama administration doesn't use the same strategy to create jobs for obama voters.
2 posted on 05/05/2012 9:08:08 PM PDT by Daaave (Was blind but now I see)
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To: Prole
I'll bet this is why the Department of Homeland Security ordered 400 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammunition!
3 posted on 05/05/2012 9:10:00 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Prole

“Some animals are more equal than others.”


4 posted on 05/05/2012 9:10:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: Prole

I had a barred owl as a pet when I was a kid. He had a cute trick. Just before sundown he would start patrolling the neighborhood. When he passed over our yard he would dip down and graze the top of my head with his talons, kind of like running a very sharp comb through my hair.

By now, I’m sure, having an owl for a pet is illegal.


5 posted on 05/05/2012 9:12:40 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: Prole

Libs embrace Darwinism.

Until they see it in action.

Then they labor to counter it.


6 posted on 05/05/2012 9:17:04 PM PDT by lurk
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To: AZLiberty
By now, I’m sure, having an owl for a pet is illegal.

Yes, it is. In today's world, the federal Fish & Game people would come to your door, confiscate your owl...and destroy it.

However, that is a truly amazing trick your owl performed. It clearly represents a show of affection. And it exhibits a remarkable skill. Not to mention considerable restraint of natural instinct.

An owl's talons are incredibly sharp.

7 posted on 05/05/2012 9:23:53 PM PDT by okie01
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To: Prole

Egad - survival of the fittest in action - stop it, stop it now!


8 posted on 05/05/2012 9:25:34 PM PDT by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: Prole

So, how much does it cost for the government to kill a barred owl? Seriously. How in the heck does one hunt barred owls, and what is the success rate? It’s not like you can decoy in flocks of them to shoot.....

So we will have hunting teams of feds, roaming the woods at night, getting overtime and per-diem pay.....


9 posted on 05/05/2012 9:26:51 PM PDT by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
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To: Prole

First the FEDS KILLED LOGGING (they thought the logging was the problem)....because of the “spotted owl” ....NOW they are going to kill the barred owl...feds can go screw themselves....seems Oregon will never recover.


10 posted on 05/05/2012 9:42:46 PM PDT by goodnesswins (2012..."We mutually pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor")
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To: Prole
We could have some of this.
11 posted on 05/05/2012 9:58:25 PM PDT by united1000
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To: Prole

Looks like sometime in the future we will be able to resurrect that old joke. Here’s the punch line:

“The good news is that the Spotted Owl is no longer on the Endangered Species List. The bad news is that there aren’t any more Spotted Owls.”


12 posted on 05/05/2012 9:59:25 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: Prole

Another Obama stimulus and jobs program. More busy work for useless dead weight Federales. More jobs for the owl “hit men” this is contracted out to.


13 posted on 05/05/2012 10:08:33 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: Prole

YOU BROUGHT ME BACK FROM THE EDGE OF EXISTENCE ONLY TO TO KILL THE FREEDOM I REPRESENT.

14 posted on 05/05/2012 10:29:47 PM PDT by GailA (Any congress critter or president who FAILS to keep faith with the Military, WON'T keep faith with U)
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To: Prole; LucyT

There is no hunting season on ANY bird of prey in the USA and territories.

The Barred Owl is also an endangered species.

The problem is that the food source for the Barred Owl has been reduced, so they prey on whatever they can catch, kill, and eat.

The questions for the feds then are as follows: 1.) If the increased attacks on the much smaller Spotted Owl are due to a reduction in food for the Barred Owl, then what can be done to increase the food for the Barred Owl?

2.) Does the decline in the population of the native Band-Tailed Pigeon correspond to a decrease in the Barred Owl population?

3.) Does the decrease in numbers of mature Cascara trees correspond to the
decrease in the numbers of Band-Tailed Pigeons? (Cascara berries are an essential food for the Band-Tailed Pigeons).

My point is that the Feds are going to kill off the top predator that is dependent on a foodchain far more complex than their shoot-now-and we’ll-find-out-the-truth-later policy.

BTW, since the main market for Cascara bark is with companies who refine Cascara bark into diarrhea medicine for humans, the end result may be that the food chain collapses, and we humans were the base cause, in the end.


15 posted on 05/05/2012 10:45:58 PM PDT by Graewoulf ((Dictator Baby-Doc Barack's obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND U.S. Constitution.))
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Thanks Prole .
The government set aside millions of acres of forest to protect the owl, but the bird's population continues to decline - a 40 percent slide in 25 years.

16 posted on 05/05/2012 10:56:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Prole; forester; marsh2
Of course, liberals believe that evolution improves every species, but when natural selection gets in the way of the bureaucrat gravy train they want to stop it in its tracks.

Without endangered spotted owls, there is no budget for protecting them. However, given that barred owls do interbreed successfully with spotted owls, the two are NOT separate species but are in fact different races of the same species.

That makes this policy racial genocide.

17 posted on 05/05/2012 11:14:48 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The RNC would prefer Obama to a conservative nominee.)
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To: Graewoulf; Prole; tomdavidd; Freeper; Gvl_M3; Flotsam_Jetsome; Berlin_Freeper; Hotlanta Mike; ...
Prole wrote:

"An 0bama policy that came out earlier this year gives government agents clearance to find, shoot and destroy Barred Owls in habitats considered Spotted Owl "territory" in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The democrat party is truly the psychopath's party."

Check out Article, then # 15.

Thanks, Graewoulf.

18 posted on 05/05/2012 11:54:29 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: AZLiberty
You'll need a falconer's license. My wife is a master falconer. She's taking time off because it is a full time job to have a bird. Just like having a child. Daily weigh-in, adjustment of food, training, flying in the field. Her full time job is a police/EMS/911/fire dispatcher. That comes with a very unpredictable schedule. Incompatible with having a bird.

Check with your state fish/wildlife office. They will have names of local falconers who take you on as an apprentice. You'll need to take a written exam, construct a proper "muse" and acquire a hood/jesses as part of the inspection. The written exams are at the federal and state level.

19 posted on 05/06/2012 12:06:30 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Prole

We have seen barred owls on our farm. We currently have a pair of great grey owls that will probably have little ones about 100 yards from our house. Those things are huge!

We see bald eagles daily and golden eagles every other day this time of year. Majestic birds! I have considered putting in a telephone pole nest in the pasture below our back deck. The cows won’t mind and it’s neat to watch them catch mice in the pasture.


20 posted on 05/06/2012 12:07:29 AM PDT by volunbeer (Don't worry America, our kids can pay for it!)
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