Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Barred Owl Management Strategy

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy to address the threat of the non-native, invasive barred owl to the native northern and California spotted owls. This action is necessary to support the survival of the threatened northern spotted owl and avoid substantial impacts to the California spotted owl populations from barred owl competition. This Final Environmental Impact Statement was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. This Final Environmental Impact Statement evaluates the impacts of six alternatives, including the preferred alternative and a no action alternative, on the human environment, including spotted owls, barred owls, other wildlife species, recreation and visitor use, wilderness areas, socioeconomics, and climate change climate change
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