Looks like the genie is out of the bottle and there's no putting it back in. Sending guys with guns out to look for owls doesn't sound like a good plan. Is there a good plan? Can't think of one.
I agree, I understand the point of them being more competitive than spotted owls, but this won't fix the problem. And opens up a possibility to kill other owl species.
How do they plan to make sure the right owls are shot and not the ones that are native and endangered? I do not think the brave people who pick up their guns to kill owls will all be ornithologists. Unless there is a massive difference in body size I imagine it is hard to tell one owl from another in the dark.
Even skilled ornithologists confuse birds. I catch eagles for work and have friends who have even sent me pictures of red tailed hawks they thought were eagles. Also are they using lead free ammunition probably not, just a bad idea all around.
Looks like the genie is out of the bottle and there's no putting it back in. Sending guys with guns out to look for owls doesn't sound like a good plan. Is there a good plan? Can't think of one.
I agree, I understand the point of them being more competitive than spotted owls, but this won't fix the problem. And opens up a possibility to kill other owl species.
How do they plan to make sure the right owls are shot and not the ones that are native and endangered? I do not think the brave people who pick up their guns to kill owls will all be ornithologists. Unless there is a massive difference in body size I imagine it is hard to tell one owl from another in the dark.
Even skilled ornithologists confuse birds. I catch eagles for work and have friends who have even sent me pictures of red tailed hawks they thought were eagles. Also are they using lead free ammunition probably not, just a bad idea all around.