>For example the Spotted Owl in Everett. The agency din't waiste any time to
>relocate this Great gray Owl. For myself on this i was happy it happen. I
>rather see this Owl by chance in the wild.
>
>Ruth Sullivan


I would love to see you in the wild, Ruth ! your posts make this list very
worth while to me. Thank you.

But I am not overly optimistic about "relocations". Who follows up to see
if the birds *stay* "relocated" ? And for how long - if they do stay ??

Toni