The northern spotted owl, and the need for a new conservation paradigm

The Barred Owl is considered “invasive” in the Pacific Northwest and it’s pushing the Northern Spotted Owl to extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a plan — kill nearly half a million Barred Owls over the next 30 years.

Tom Wheeler, executive director of the Environmental Protection Information Center [EPIC]

Jay Odenbaugh, professor of humanities, professor of philosophy at Lewis & Clark College.

Kessina Lee, Oregon State supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mark Higley, wildlife biologist at Hoopa Valley Tribal Reservation.