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It’s believed the owl with bright yellow eyes has been extirpated from 16% of its range in parts of the coast and Central Valley.

“As a Californian, I feel it’s my obligation to do everything possible to bring back the extirpated, missing species that are no longer here in a functional way because of human activity.”

It’s unclear what grizzlies of the North Cascades may have eaten before they were extirpated, as little to no data is available on their diets and behaviors.

Things have changed a lot since the bears were functionally extirpated from the area.

“I don’t want to go so far as to say that the humans are the cause of this variation by extirpating predators,” says Stankowich.