The mission to save the Northern Spotted Owl has hit another setback after its latest released owls were found dead near Hope over the winter. This means all six owls, raised through the conservation breeding program in Langley and released into the wild, are dead. “In June 2024, two male spotted owls were moved to an aviary in a protected forest area in the Fraser Valley and subsequently released into the wild. Unfortunately, both were found deceased later that year,” said the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship via email. “A necropsy on one determined that he was emaciated, and his diminished condition was severe enough to cause death. It is likely the other succumbed to a predator.” Both birds were part of a partnership between the province’s Spotted Owl Breeding and Release Program and Spuzzum First Nation…