• anon6789OP
      5·
      13 days ago

      The US gov is trying to bar them from moving west, so there is that. A measure to help them was just voted down, 25-73.

      Just a heads-up, that’s a bit of a downer story if you aren’t already familiar. If you’re an American and love owls, it’s an important thing to know about.

      • onigiri@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        13 days ago

        I never thought I would say this, but I agree with Ted Cruz. It just seems crazy to shoot a bunch of owls to possibly save some other owls.

        • anon6789OP
          2·
          13 days ago

          Yes, Cruz and Kennedy being against this absolutely raises my eyebrow. I had a hard time finding details about the original bill, but their opposition and even opposition from some logging people has me thinking undoing the owl culling would also undo some accompanying restrictions on where they can log. I don’t trust them to do anything for their love of nature.

          I think others’ love if owls is a manipulation tactic in this case, but it would be a positive for the owls most likely.

          • onigiri@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            13 days ago

            Ah, that makes more sense. It seemed a little off that they would care about owls. Politics makes me sad. 😞