One of my favorite esteemed bloggers, Texwis Girl of Run-A-Round Ranch Report , often reports on the multitude of wildlife denizens that frequent her ranch. One of my favorites is the Barred Owl. Lovely creature.
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But now comes word that our government is considering shooting these majestic birds in California's Muir Woods. Yes, pointy headed scientists have determined that they are encroaching on the habitat of Spotted Owls; and Spotted Owls, you see dear reader, are an endangered species. Yes, you heard me right---Spotted Owls are not losing range to logging interests; they are losing it to another owl. And, like all birds of prey, both Barred and Spotted owls are protected by ...... you guessed it---federal law. The government giveth and the government taketh away.
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Oh---rest easy, gentle readers. The government assures us that the Barred Owls will not be shot. They will be subjected to "on-site lethal removal". Gosh, I feel better about this already.
Kinda' like when feral hogs were being removed from the Great Smoky Mountains. The government assured us ignorant citizens that the hogs would not be left in the fields to rot. No, they would be "recycled by natural processes."
