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Trump Administration Cuts Grants to Save Endangered Spotted Owl

7/23/2025

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In a contentious move, the Trump administration has scrapped $1.1 million in grants intended for a plan to cull barred owls, a strategy aimed at saving the endangered northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest. Activists decry the plan as costly and cruel, while officials stress that without action, the spotted owl could face extinction.

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Story summary

In a contentious move, the Trump administration has scrapped $1.1 million in grants intended for a plan to cull barred owls, a strategy aimed at saving the endangered northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest. Activists decry the plan as costly and cruel, while officials stress that without action, the spotted owl could face extinction.