51.   Murrelets, like the salmon, the furry fisher and the northern spotted owl, depend on large, undisturbed stands of old forest, experts said.

52.   Now the factory is rising on farmland just miles from the woods that have been shut down to logging to protect the spotted owl.

53.   On a recent morning, a spotted owl of softest doe brown perched in a tree with his eyes closed.

54.   One example is how logging has threatened the spotted owl, but is proving a boon for its kissing cousin, the barred owl.

55.   People who rail against conservationism, who think saving spotted owls is trivial, might consider the value of a biologically diverse predator culture.

56.   Protecting the Mexican spotted owl has meant the near demise of the logging industry.

57.   Plans call for much more of that if money is available, in part to protect spotted owls.

58.   Redwoods also provide crucial habitat for rare bird species, Standiford said, like marbled murrelets and spotted owls.

59.   Save the spotted owl.

60.   Similarly, the wetlands and forests where endangered species like the whooping crane and spotted owl live are protected by federal laws in the United States.