- Mar 16 11:07 am
#88618
As a lover of barred owls, I'm conflicted about B.C.'s barred owl cull. The animal I spend much of my time photographing and admiring is sometimes legally killed with a shotgun. At the same time, I understand the cull is by no means arbitrary—it's to save the endangered northern spotted owl. How do biologists determine one owl is more valuable than another? From killing insects to eating factory-raised chicken, is it any different than the value judgements we make every day about other animals?
This is probably the most substantial piece of writing I've ever produced. To write it, I found and photographed barred owls, interviewed a biologist, uncovered new information about the cull from a freedom of information request, and probed my relationships with animals.
Story link:https://birdsandbark.com/blogs/news/bar ... otted-owls
This is probably the most substantial piece of writing I've ever produced. To write it, I found and photographed barred owls, interviewed a biologist, uncovered new information about the cull from a freedom of information request, and probed my relationships with animals.
Story link:https://birdsandbark.com/blogs/news/bar ... otted-owls