Only one wild-born northern spotted owl is known to exist in B.C. Canada's federal minister of environment has recommended an emergency protection order to protect 2,500 hectares of old-growth forest.
Canada’s federal minister of the environment has recommended an emergency order to halt logging on 2,500 hectares of old-growth forest, home to the last known wild spotted owl, Glacier Media has confirmed.
“Ever since 2003, we’ve known the spotted owl has been at risk of extinction,” said Dawe. “There’s one spotted owl left that we know of.”About 40 centimetres tall with dark plumage, dark eyes and no ear tufts, the northern spotted owl ranges from southern B.C. through Washington, Oregon and into northern California. A subspecies of the spotted owl, it was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act in 2008.
Allowing the logging of the two areas would make recovery of the species “highly unlikely,” added Wolfish. Recovery of the species is possible through breeding programs and introduction of wild owls from the United States, says Dawe. But first, the owls need intact old-growth forests, where they nest in woody cavities and broken large diameter trunks.
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