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With the imminent release of a review into the risks of rodent bait in Australia, an award-winning initiative uses barn owls as a natural alternative to controlling rats and mice on farms.
Prompted by finding an owl in distress on campus in 2023, a team at the University of Free State built a nesting structure to protect a pair of barn owls. The nesting structure has proven useful for ...
Meadow voles (meadow mice) are barn owls’ chief prey. With their prolific breeding, it is important that predators like the barn owl and red-tailed hawk keep the numbers in check. Left: Old ...
When a passing driver spotted a barn owl trapped in a barbed wire fence, she called for help from her sister-in-law to rescue ...
Cliff swallow nests are similar to the mud nests of barn swallows, but often are in close proximity to others and usually have a small entrance hole. A pair of tree swallows investigate a bluebird ...