1.   Basically, if there are no pygmy owls present, a private landowner can turn his critical habitat into a parking lot.

2.   Environmentalists feel saving the pygmy owl requires re-establishing flourishing desert riparian areas.

3.   In fact, Galvin sees protecting the pygmy owl and its habitat as a boon to the economy and wildlife alike.

4.   In the meantime, however, Amphi is still stuck with the pygmy owl problem.

5.   Sprawl kills, as it turns out, and not just pygmy owls.

6.   Still, the press jumped on the pygmy owl angle, splashing headlines about the controversy across the top of both dailies.

7.   The only exception is in cases of self-defense, which seems unlikely in a confrontation with the pygmy owl.

8.   This could result in the plan being modified, so as not to adversely affect the pygmy owl.

9.   Biologists disagree on whether the pygmy owl, which weighs only about two ounces, is actually endangered or merely rare.

10.   He suggested that such surveys be concluded first on federal and Indian lands to determine the extent of pygmy owl distribution.