Can This Tiny Owl Defeat One of America’s Biggest Highway Projects?

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By Kea WilsonJan 8, 2024, 12:00 am394 pts
The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl weighs less than a pet hamster, and at its full adult height, it’s still a few millimeters shorter than the length of a dollar bill. Thanks to a new lawsuit, though, that small but mighty creature is joining the ranks of freeway fighters like Jane Jacobs — and with any…

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