To save the spotted owl, wildlife officials want to kill hundreds of thousands of competing owls

SEATTLE — To save the Spotted Owls in the Pacific Northwest, U.S. officials are planning to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its final environmental impact statement Wednesday on how it would save Spotted Owls, a native species in the Pacific Northwest. In some studies, the global population of Spotted Owls is as low as 15,000. The bird population has declined sharply over the years due to habitat loss and its cousin, the Barred Owl. Barred Owls are native to...