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National Geographic and the Ethics of Barred Owl Management

Yesterday, National Geographic published a video and article on the ethics of managing barred owls, Shooting Owls to Save Other Owls. Written and produced by acclaimed environmental journalist Isabelle Groc,the story does the best job to date of explaining the … Continue reading

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Ethical Process Behind Barred Owl Removal

Last week I submitted the following Op-Ed to The Oregonian (Portland, OR main newspaper) about the ethics process behind the Barred Owl removal experiments in the Pacific Northwest. Who knows whether it will every see the light of day, so … Continue reading

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Barred Owls in the Pacific Northwest: An Ethics Brief

Ever since the release of the US Fish and Wildlife Services final environmental impact statement for a barred owl removal experiment, I have been fielding interviews and requests about the ethics brief that informs the section on ethics in the … Continue reading

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Will Killing Barred Owls Save the Northern Spotted Owl

Canada’s national newspaper of record, The Globe and Mail, has a nice article about the experimental removal of barred owls in the hope that this will prove of benefit to endangered spotted owls — US Owl Hunt Could Save Species … Continue reading

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Examining The Ethical Implications Of Killing Barred Owls

On Tuesday the United States Fish and Wildlife Service released its final environmental impact statement on managing barred owls for the benefit of northern spotted owls in the Pacific northwest. As part of this effort, I helped design, facilitate and … Continue reading

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