A U.S. experiment aims to save the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest by killing its aggressive East Coast cousin -- the barred owl. (2/5)http://apne.ws/2ILaCrL
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The spotted owl population has continued to decline despite the halting of logging on federal lands. (3/5)pic.twitter.com/HSwRO62dV0
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Barred owls compete with spotted owls for food and space, displacing them in some areas. (4/5)pic.twitter.com/d3tFrxnjcn
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Some see a responsibility to intervene; others see a no-win situation. Watch
@AP minidoc and tune in next Tuesday for episode 6 of#WhatCanBeSaved. (5/5)http://apne.ws/bcGqQBcShow this thread
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This screams Janeway and Tuvix...
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Nearly every species that has ever walked, slithered or crawled is already extinct. Change is an inevitable part of nature.
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Let nature do its thing. We always mess things up
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This is happening because we already messed thing up.

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In other words: Should man “play God?”
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The eastern owls are only spreading into the range of the endangered owl as a result of land conversion due to humans. Anyone who says ‘let nature take care of it’ fails to realize that humans made a mess and need to clean up after ourselves. Not any different from littering.
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