Developers won, Owl zero
Twenty (20) Pygmy Owls is apparently enough for any state.
The U.S. government pulled the pygmy owl from the endangered species list Thursday, ending nearly a decade of federal regulation of Northwest Side development but opening the door for more lawsuits over the tiny bird’s legal status.
The Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it would no longer protect the owl under the Endangered Species Act after concluding the loss of the bird’s small Arizona population wouldn’t significantly affect the survival of its entire subspecies, which dips well south into Mexico.
