Review of the Science Directly Related to the Effects of Barred Owls on Spotted Owls
This blog post was based on a report prepared for the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership (WKRP) and can be downloaded here. Addiitonally, this blog post served as the basis for a paper we published in the Journal of Wildlife Management. Barred Owls (Strix varia) and Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis) are both large, forest-dwelling predators. Although both Barred and Spotted Owls rely on forested landscapes, the Barred Owl exhibits a more diverse diet – consuming mammals,
