I first heard of Katie Whiteside’s firing from my dear old Mom and thought to myself, “You must have heard it wrong. No, that just can’t be.” After a few phone calls, I felt that I had to repeat that sentence in a more imperative way: No. That just can’t be. After (in order of […]
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NPR Barred Owls vs. Spotted Owls
Photo by Zach St. George Remember “Shooting Owls,” Zach St. George’s award-winning story detailing the spotted owls vs. barred owls dilemma? Killing owls to save owls? NPR covered similar ground today on All Things Considered: In desperation to save the rare northern spotted owl, biologists are doing something that goes against their core — shooting […]