Fish and Wildlife Service released a final revised “recovery plan” late Monday for Mexican spotted owls, replacing the threatened bird’s original 1995 recovery plan. Fish and Wildlife Service officials say could recover the Southwestern owl within 10 years. Block and Ganey continue to … The Mexican spotted owl (MSO) is a medium-sized owl with no ear tufts, dark eyes, and a facial disk that is concentrically barred with dark brown. Fish and Wildlife Service. Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) Final Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl, First Revision Presentation Outline •Background •What do we currently know about owls/forest management •Revised Recovery Plan Recommendations •Links with Forest Service Desired Conditions for Mixed Conifer •Need for additional information. As thousands of acres of Mexican spotted owl habitat smolder in the wake of a major wildfire on the Arizona-New Mexico border, the nocturnal bird gets a brand new recovery plan tomorrow that U.S. Linking Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Guidance and Desired Conditions for Mixed Conifer Forest Shaula Hedwall, U.S. He worries that the new recovery plan actually opens the door to the type of logging that would harm the owls and their recovery. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The U.S. This owl also has brown upper-parts that are mottled with irregular large, white spots giving it a lighter appearance than the other two owl subspecies. The other document is the U. S. Forest Service’s amendment of its The management of the Mexican spotted owl in New Mexico rests primarily with two government documents. These recommendations continue to guide management on National Forest lands in this Region today. Thinning and burning their native forests could save the Mexican spotted owl from wildfires, but those actions could also hurt its habitat. One of these, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recovery plan for the owl, provides management direction for modifying timber harvest practices to accommodate the owl. Management recommendations from the Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan were formally adopted by the Southwestern Region of the US Forest Service in 1996 through an amendment to the Land Management Plans for all eleven National Forests within the Region. PDF | On Jan 1, 2012, Mexican spotted owl recovery team and others published Final Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl, First Revision. New Recovery Plan for Mexican Spotted Owls in Southwest Weakens Endangered Owl's Protections. Photo: Shaula Headwall *