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Why thousands of adorable owls are about to be brutally killed on the West Coast
A federal plan involves trained professionals licensed by state and federal wildlife agencies using recorded owl calls to lure and shoot barred owls with shotguns on the West Coast. The initiative targets barred owls, which are considered invasive and a threat to native owl species.
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