Goodbye chemical weapons, hello burrowing owls (reprise)
A decommissioned military base in northeast Oregon provides sanctuary for a recovering burrowing owl population.\xa0\xa0
David Johnson is founder of the Global Owl Project to protect endangered owl species all over the world. And one lucky owl species that\u2019s been David\u2019s main focus for these past 12 years is the little burrowing owl.\xa0His rescue mission involves some chemical weapons, an old military base, and a very large plunger.\xa0
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