To Save One, Kill One!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill about 450,000 invasive barred owls to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest.

In the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest, a silent battle is unfolding—one that pits the survival of native spotted owls against the encroachment of invasive barred owls.

The barred owl, left, is considered a threat to the northern spotted owl, right, by the federal government.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is at the forefront of this …