Help wanted in stopping mass shooting of barred owls
As some of you know, I have for a number of years served in a volunteer capacity as the public relations director for a state and federally licensed wildlife rescue and rehabilitation charity specializing in the treatment and release of abused and orphaned birds of prey. Last year, we treated over 200 animals, which included many eagles, falcon, hawks, and owls, as well as other species of wildlife.
As many of you know, the federal government just proposed a plan that would institute the mass shooting of barred owls across the Pacific Northwest, in the hope that this will decrease competition for its genetically near-identical cousin, the northern spotted owl, with which it interbreeds. Yes, the federal government will be spend a great deal of money to slaughter one breed of owl in the hope that it will make life easier for its extremely close sister species, even though that sister species is already facing an insurmountable massive population deficit and a vast array of comparative weaknesses as a hunter and breeder.
For those interested, here is a story I wrote on the proposal lat year:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110218/NEWS/110219984
I will be organizing at the county and LD level against this proposal and am seeking out allies in the state legislature. I would appreciate any county/LD leaders willing to pass a resolution or interested in more information to contact me.
Matthew Randazzo V
matthewrandazzov {at} gmail.com
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