Spotted Owls, Loggers, and Old-Growth Forests

The Northern Spotted Owl is a nocturnal bird with a 2 foot wingspan and weighing approximately two pounds. The owl lives in forests between British Columbia and San Francisco and prefers old growth forests. Old growth forests are over 200 years old. These forests have a complex ecosystem with larger trees than younger forests. The canopy these larger trees provide the owl with protection from predators. The owl and their safe home face danger from the Pacific …

…this was appropriate because the land was owned by the Federal Government. The owls are property of the people and the government needed to protect it. The Government is responsible for promoting commerce but not creating commerce. The lost of jobs was an unfortunate consequence. Environmentalist represented the interests of society that interfered with Government selling old growth timber to logging business. This case is an example how government can devastate an industry with regulations.