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  1. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    This is completely unknown, you are speculating. It seems to me that it will be difficult to cull Barred Owls. But that doesn’t mean it is doomed to failure and with sufficient resources and as an ongoing management plan it is certainly possible that it can be successful. One could almost...
  2. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    Really well stated. While not a closely analogous situation, I just today saw some new info on the ongoing control measures against Mediterranean Fruit Flies in Southern California. There is constant insect trap monitoring for female flies and potential outbreaks. At the same time, many...
  3. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    I wouldn’t consider signing either petition and personally view this whole thread as a good example of why I prefer governments and scientists to make policy decisions and not posters to Internet forums.
  4. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    Let’s suppose it is extirpated. It is/was never a common bird there from what seems to be known. So you have a small amount of habitat that may or may not still be viable for a different subspecies of this bird. Tell us how you know that it is a suitable location for birds of a different...
  5. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    I don’t know where you get your data or your confidence. S occidentalis is still present, confirmed by surveys as recently as 2017-2018. This is the top google result for Strix occidentalis San Pedro Mártir: https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2442/3016 But you seem to know...
  6. pbjosh

    USFWS Barred Owl Removal Plan

    Given the existence of Spotted Owls in disjointed / unconnected pockets all over the SW US, one can assume that they at some point had the ability to disperse or move and are now restricted to these pockets. So it’s a fair assumption, at least until proven otherwise, that available habitat...
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