Make this call in the wild: Should Oregon shoot barred owls to save spotted owls?

The Oregonian ^ | February 05, 2011 | Eric Mortenson,

[Uncle Miltie]

Are barred owls tasty?

[george76]

The 2010 spotted owl recovery plan, to be released in mid-February, concludes “barred owl removal should be initiated as soon as possible.”

[American Constitutionalist]

Help save a job before they go exstint, preserve our heritage.



SAVE JOBS !
HELP SAVE JOBS ! CUT TAXES !
HELP SAVE JOBS ! STOP THE UNIONS !
HELP SAVE JOBS ! PROVIDE RIGHT TO WORK STATES !

[Uncle Miltie]

I hear some Hooters are tasty when you add a large sausage.

[george76]

Tastes like chicken ?

[SatinDoll]

No. I believe the owls should determine the outcome on their own. There is plenty of evidence that the two interbreed, so it isn’t like either will cease to exist geneticall but contribute dna to a yet to be determined new species of owl.

The fittest survive. I say let them be.

[george76]

In 1988, Oregon loggers cut 4.9 billion board feet of timber on federal land. The 2009 federal harvest was 240 million board feet.

but the Spotted owl itself hasn’t shown signs of recovering.

[Lazlo in PA]

Boy, doesn't Gov't burdensome regulations just always turn out swell. This is the stupidest idea I have ever heard. The only shining spot is that this decision will melt the minds of the Leftist Enviroweenies.

Barred Owl

[Vendome]

Give em all guns and let em sort out their own problems.

America can’t be the world’s policeman. /s

[Vendome]

 

[toddausauras]

Put both kinds of owls in a huge cage and may the best owl win. Bring the hot sauce! CAGE MATCH!

[george76]

One biologist estimated the cost at up to $1 million annually.

Jobs created

[llevrok]

Are barred owls tasty?

As the old joke (here in spotted owl country) goes, "They taste a little like bald eagle, Mr. game warden. Why do you ask?"

[skr]

Perhaps it’s just the Spotted Owl’s time to become extinct.

[SIDENET]

Some owls are more equal than others.

[mmercier]

No one should kill a bird of prey for any reason.

Never, ever.

My great uncle told me once that the one regret in his life was the great horn owls and hawks he killed when trapping.

Birds of prey are a sign of a healthy environment.

[Lera]

The over educated paper readers are just looking for more funding.

If they get it and start killing the owls it doesn’t mean the other owl will increase in population.

What it does mean is that the wild rodent population will suddenly explode increasing the chances of them coming into contact with humans and increasing the chances of disease.

[BlueStateMadness]

Gov picking winners again.... How long till they make them both extinct?

[broken_arrow1]

Like Global Warming, let’s stop Evolution in it’s tracks! Pick winners and losers.