The fate of the northern spotted owl remains in doubt.
Consider the effort to save the northern spotted owl from extinction.
The spotted owl lives only in old forests, and each pair requires a very large area to survive.
But what the spotted owl really needs is corporate backing.
The biological evidence says that the northern spotted owl is in trouble.
The spotted owl generally nests only in trees that are several hundred years old.
British Columbia is concerned about the spotted owl and its delicate situation.
A14 A court ordered an inquiry on timber sales and the spotted owl.
C3 A study suggests flaws in plan to save the northern spotted owl.
But it is probably not a good thing for the spotted owl.