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As the Federal Government Proposes a Plan to Cull Barred Owls in the West, the Debate Around ‘Invasive’ Species Heats Up

Inside Climate News · By Kiley Price · last updated
Some scientists say the term ‘invasive’ should not be used to describe nonnative species.

By Kiley Price

In November, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a plan to cull nearly half a million barred owls across the lush old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest and California. 

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