The TRUTH About the Proposed Barred Owl “Massacre”

A U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposal to shoot 450,000 Barred Owls over a span of 30 years to help save the Spotted Owl has gotten a lot of press recently, and hasn't been portrayed accurately. Here's what you need to know about the plan. Link to the USFWS Management Plan: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-08/final-barred-owl-management-strategy-2024_508.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com Link to FAQs about the Management Plan: https://www.fws.gov/question-answer/barred-owl-management-strategy-final-eis-faqs?utm_source=chatgpt.com Join our FREE communities Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15w41xWVZL/ Discord: https://discord.gg/bZXD6ZwhnH Special thanks to our members Liz McQuaid, Sarah Coffey, Scott, Barbara Cole, and Sarah! You can support us on Ko-fi here! https://ko-fi.com/badgerlandbirding Gear Links (As Amazon Associates or other affiliates we do earn from qualifying purchases) OM-SYTEM OM-1 Mark II and 150-600mm lens https://explore.omsystem.com/us/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=+OM-1+Mark+II Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Digital Camera Used for most bird videos) - check credits as we do source some photos/videos elsewhere which is noted in the description https://amzn.to/3GZl3Mu Cayer FP2450 Fluid Head Tripod, 75 inches Aluminium Tripod Derek's lighter tripod https://amzn.to/3suX5CK Nikon D5300 Derek's vlogging and macro camera https://amzn.to/3HF8jeh Rode VideoMicPro Compact Directional On-Camera Microphone Derek's external microphone for Nikon D5300 https://amzn.to/3oH8YnS Connect with us! https://badgerlandbirding.wordpress.com https://www.instagram.com/badgerlandbirding/ https://www.facebook.com/BadgerlandBirding https://www.tiktok.com/@badgerlandbirding\ Screenshots taken from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Proposal Plan and other papers Spotted Owl photo by Kyle Sullivan, BLM (Public Domain) Barred Owl photo by Fyn Kynd (CC by 2.0, edited) Background of cover image by Binnerstam (Canva Pro License) Barred Owl in cover image by iculizard (Canva Pro License) Caution tape in cover image by Fertnig (Canva Pro License) All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann Some photos used under the following licenses: CC by 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Public Domain (PD): https://creativecommons.org/public-domain/ #Birding #BirdWatching #BadgerlandBirding