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GPS tracking study reveals why invasive barred owls are winning the battle for California's old-growth forests

Newly published research offers some of the clearest evidence yet of why the invasive barred owl has become one of the greatest threats to the northern spotted owl and delivers encouraging evidence that managing barred owl populations can restore old-growth habitat for spotted owl recovery.

GPS tracking study reveals why invasive barred owls are winning the battle for California's old-growth forests
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Newly published research offers some of the clearest evidence yet of why the invasive barred owl has become one of the greatest threats to the northern spotted owl and delivers encouraging evidence that managing barred owl populations can restore old-growth habitat for spotted owl recovery.

Originally published at Phys.org

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