I would like to know if anyone has tried to introduce any artificial habitat into the spotted owls territory. I know they used the same arguement against farmers with the Woodduck years ago. Actually, what the ducks needed was a nest box 6-8 feet off the ground. The duck has flourished since the introduction of these boxes promoted to a large extent by Ducks Unlimited. I think if someone did a similar study on the Spotted owl we would find that all they really need is a food source, a place to nest and a water supply.
Lightning puts holes in the ozonelayer.
Volcanoes put out more chlorofluorocarbons into theatmosphere than mankind has put into the atmosphere sense the beginning of the industrial era to now and yet volcanoes have very little impact on the ozone layer. More studies need to bedone in order to be sure this is the case before we wily nily give up those freedoms. Ozone is an irritating, pale blue gas that is explosive and toxic, even at low concentrations. It occurs naturally in small amounts in the Earth's stratosphere, where it absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation,which otherwise could cause severe damage to living organisms on the Earth's surface. Under certain conditions,photochemical reactions between nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in the lower atmosphere can produce ozone in concentrations high enough to cause irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes.