Senate declines to halt plan to kill off half-million barred owls by Fish and Wildlife Service
The Guardian – World —
Northern spotted owls are being squeezed out by the westward migration of the larger barred owlsThe US Senate rejected an effort on Wednesday to halt a contentious US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls in order to save their cousin, the northern spotted owl.John Kennedy, the Republican senator from Louisiana, had hoped to block the proposal by bringing the matter to a vote with a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act. The effort failed with 25 votes to 72 votes. Continue reading...