It's quite clear that Ashland's Pepper Trail likes birds, and always has. He made a career out of working with birds, finishing up as a forensic ornithologist at the US Fish & Wildlife Service laboratory in Ashland.
So we'd be surprised if Trail has not already sent in comments on the agency's plan for the barred owl: to shoot nearly half a million of them over the next 30 years, to improve chances that the spotted owl survives. The management strategy is open for public comment until January 16th. We explore one ornithologist's view of killing lots of birds of one species so that another species might survive.
NOTE: to comment, click the barred owl link and scroll down to "How to Submit Public Comments on the Draft Strategy and DEIS."