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SEATTLE — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to kill non-native owls to protect the endangered northern spotted owl has sparked controversy among conservation groups. Decades of work have been done to ...

Securing the title of the world’s largest owl requires a 6-foot, 3-inch wingspan. Having only 1,700 mature individuals remaining leaves Blakiston’s fish owl in a highly vulnerable state.

SEATTLE — To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost ...