*[Enwl-eng] US government plans to cull half a million owls, instead of addressing habitat loss

[ecology]

                        Slaughtering some animals to allegedly help others is not true conservation.
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                       
                 
           
                        Hundreds of Thousands of Owls Are About to Be Slaughtered by the U.S. Government
                       
                 
           
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                        To save the northern spotted owl, the U.S. government is planning to... kill nearly 500,000 other owls? This makes no sense at all!

                        Barred owls are beautiful, intelligent, and fascinating creatures. Yet the U.S. government is blaming them  for massive population declines with northern spotted owls. Its solution to the looming extinction crisis for northern spotted owls is to slaughter innocent barred owls, including in protected areas like national parks.

                        This ridiculous and cruel plan won't address the root problems at all. Research shows that the true threats to owl populations are primarily from years and years of industrial logging. This human activity has decimated birds' habitat and intensely constrained the resources they need to survive. Instead of taking accountability for humans' role in this extinction risk, the government is scapegoating another wildlife species.


                        As if this culling program wasn't already bad enough, it's also wildly expensive. Killing nearly a half a million barred owls will cost over $1 billion dollars of taxpayer money, or roughly $3,000 per owl killed.

                        This plan sets a dangerous precedent. If allowed to move forward, this would mark the largest bird cull in U.S. history. Slaughtering some animals to allegedly help others is not conservation.

                        Authorities should take seriously the actual risks posed to the northern spotted owl and protect it from extinction. There are much more effective, humane, and inexpensive ways to actually do that. It's time for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to abandon this horrendous plan. Sign the petition now if you agree!


                       
                 
           
                       
                 Thank you,

                        Celeste

                        Care2 Petitions Team
                       
                 
           
                        P.S. The U.S. government is scapegoating an owl species and planning to kill 500,000 of them. All of this is to avoid humans taking accountability for causing habitat destruction. Sign the petition.
                       
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From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts <actionalerts at care2.com>
Date: сб, 29 нояб. 2025 г. в 11:22
Subject: US government plans to cull half a million owls, instead of addressing habitat loss


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