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Archive Home > 2005 > July > 05 > Fires ravage habitat for spotted owl

Fires ravage habitat for spotted owl

Deschutes forest administrators change management policies

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
July 5, 2005

The wildfires that have raged across Central Oregon forests in recent years have decimated spotted owl habitat, forcing that threatened species' population to all-time lows.

The fires obliterated at least 19 nests from Sisters to Crescent, destroying the majority of known nesting sites on this....

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