Headline: Plan to kill 450,000 barred owls on West Coast apparently underway

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is implementing a highly controversial strategy to kill approximately 450,000 barred owls over the next 30 years across Oregon, Washington, and California. The sweeping management plan aims to prevent the extinction of the native northern spotted owl, whose populations have plunged by up to 90% in some areas due to intense competition from the larger, more aggressive barred owl.