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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Spotted Owl Recovery Plan Flawed, Review Panel Finds
Erik Stokstad
A blue-ribbon panel of scientists has confirmed major flaws in the proposed recovery plan for the northern spotted owl, a threatened species that has driven forest policy in the northwestern United States for nearly 2 decades.