Why thousands of adorable owls are about to be brutally killed on the West Coast

Source: New York Post

The barred owl is set to be culled across the West Coast in the coming years after attacking hikers and driving a threatened rival species towards extinction. The larger, more aggressive species is outcompeting endangered northern spotted owls and California spotted owls for territory and nesting sites, according to The News Tribune. 3 Barred Owls stand accused of attacking hikers and helping drive a threatened species toward extinction — and now tens of thousands of them could be killed each year Ray Bosch/USFWS The killings are already underway in Washington state.