81.   The lead story is something to do with the spotted owl, the U.S. Forest Service and a federal judge.

82.   The marbled murrelet and northern spotted owl, which live in nests high on the branches, are listed under both state and federal Endangered Species Act.

83.   The northern spotted owl was listed as threatened under the act, leading to major restrictions on logging in national forests in the Northwest.

84.   The order halted timber harvests pending further study into whether the cutting threatens the survival of the Mexican spotted owl.

85.   The northern spotted owl, poster bird for the campaign against logging in national forests, is thriving in its most southerly range.

86.   The Northwest Forest Plan was broadened to protect much more than the spotted owl.

87.   The protection afforded listed species has created some bitter conflicts, as in the case of the spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest.

88.   The restrictions were imposed to protect the habitat of the Mexican spotted owl and the goshawk.

89.   The senator also used the forest-health argument to support his idea of exempting the Mexican spotted owl from one portion of the Endangered Species Act.

90.   The timber industry blames environmentalists, saying their fight to spare the spotted owl and other endangered species from destruction has destroyed their business.