In the 1980's the notorious/famous Spotted owl defeated loggers in the Pacific Northwest. Now they face a new challenge: The Barred Owl. According to The Scientific American, "These birds are more aggressive, can live in any type of forest, and eat more types of food than spotted owls, making them more adaptable to the current Pacific Northwest landscape."
Of course, the Spotted owl is still losing it's habitat to man, as well. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed controlling (killing?) some of the Barred owl population .
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Reorted in The Scientific American.
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