There's a plan to kill 450,000 barred owls. Lawmakers want the Trump administration to stop it.
USA TodayMAR 11
The barred owl-killing plan is a crucial last-resort measure to prevent the extinction of native spotted owls, which face imminent disappearance within decades without intervention. The federal government has a legal obligation to protect endangered species, making this difficult but necessary action unavoidable.
This program is fiscally irresponsible, ethically questionable, and ultimately futile. It represents government overreach in attempting to control natural range expansion at an astronomical cost to taxpayers. Surviving owls will simply refill the vacuum created by removals, making this an endless and ineffective cycle of killing.