Whew - wooo! Owls and Forests can breath a sigh of a little relief


	Whew - wooo! Owls and Forests can breath a sigh of a little relief

nedhamson1

7-17-2009 9:48 AM

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nedhamson1 says:

Deforestation has so many more negative impacts than we can reasonably measure that this is a good step toward a bit more protection. And for the record - Spotted Owls are cute but that's not only reason to protect them. What endangers them, has to be endangering other species, the forest and us!

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