Endangered Species Laws Owls Protection 
10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
Several endangered species are (or have been) highly dependent on specific tracts of federal land. Spotted Owls depend on old growth forests, largely in national forests and parks in the Pacific Northwest. Thus, legal protections for endangered species and conservation generally are at their zenith on federal lands.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2018
The Northern Spotted Owl is a “ threatened ” species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and it was famously the subject of extensive and protracted litigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mostly relating to forestry management plans in the Pacific Northwest. A sample of this process is here.)
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