Pretext for killing shot down in court PORTLAND, Oregon––Rushing to kill double-crested cormorants before opponents of the killing could get to court, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and USDA Wildlife Services on April 7, 2016 opened fire near East Sand Island, near the mouth of the Columbia River. “Federal agents in boats are using […]
Feds hid data showing that killing cormorants will not help salmon & steelhead
Ignored own study in pushing cormorant massacre PORTLAND, Oregon––Obtaining U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service research showing that killing cormorants near the mouth of the Columbia River would have no beneficial outcome for salmon and steelhead, the Audubon Society of Portland, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of Animals, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Wildlife Center […]
Barred owls on the hit list
Feds say they compete with endangered northern spotted owls PORTLAND, Oregon––Barred owls are on the federal hit list at 100 West Coast locations, from San Francisco Bay to the Canadian border, because conservationists more than 30 years ago opted to make the northern spotted owl the poster bird for forest conservation. Officially, the U.S. Fish […]