It’s Do or Die for Barred Owls

You know we’ve been leading the charge to stop one of the most extreme and premeditated wildlife control assaults on a native species in U.S. history — the federal government’s proposal to shoot more than 450,000 barred owls across California and the Pacific Northwest.

The government is moving forward with a reckless plan that is:

• Inhumane – Contract shooters will use recorded barred owl hoots to lure them in and shoot breeding pairs, leaving their owlets orphaned.
• Ineffective – Surviving barred owls will reclaim areas where others of their kind have been shot, rendering the plan entirely ineffectual and a waste of money and life.
• Wasteful – It will cost up to a billion taxpayer dollars over decades.
• Unprecedented – Never has any government planned a kill of birds of prey on this scale. Barred owls have been protected under federal law for more than a century.

That’s why we must act before an army of novice contract shooters invades 14 national parks and 17 national forests to start the killing.

Join me and wildlife experts for a live, one-hour webinar where you’ll learn:

• The backstory of the federal owl-killing plan
• The legislative and legal actions now underway in Congress and the courts
• The fight in the federal courts
• How public pressure can influence key decision-makers and how YOU can help block the kill

Event details:

• Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025
• 8–9 p.m. ET
• Online — Free (link provided after registration)

Can’t attend live? Register anyway — replay available to all registrants.

This is your chance to get the inside story, understand the stakes, and be part of a national effort to protect barred owls and demand humane, fiscally responsible wildlife policy.

Reserve your spot today.

P.S. Lawmakers are watching this issue closely — and public engagement could tip the balance. We will tell you how to take immediate, effective action!

Join us next Thursday, Oct. 23, to help us protect one of America’s most iconic owls and stop a government plan run amok.

Wayne Pacelle President Center for a Humane Economy