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Grade 8 hostel boys to become surrogate parents to owls

Rosebank Killarney Gazette: HOUGHTON – The owls were introduced to the Grade 8 hostel boys, ringed and placed in a pen where they will be fed and tended to by the learners for three to four weeks.

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) rescued from nylon netting in Canada.

An owl rescue mission took place by a Canadian fire department in a small town.

Greymont residents, please welcome 3 Spotted Eagle Owlets!

Northcliff Melville Times: Young owlets may go to the ground to practise their hunting skills.

"Hanging Out With Bats Under Bridges"

"How many bridges have you driven over without giving a single thought to what is going on underneath? You might be surprised by what is happening down there."

Happy hatch day!

We see the owlet for the 1st time on 13th October 2021. This is the 4th episode in our Owl Breeding and Biology series - please share and enjoy! You can watch the ''Owl Cam Joburg'' live on our YouTube channel. The next few weeks are going to be very exiting as the owlets grow.

Has the pandemic unleashed a plague of rats on our cities?

An interesting article on the surge of rodents during the lockdown. Science Focus. Published: 02nd May, 2021

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Heartfelt get together for owlet feeding volunteers

''The success of this endeavour would not have been possible without the volunteers’ hard work, compassion, and dedication in feeding the Nestle baby owls.'' Sandton Chronical

Holy flying fox! It's a nursery for orphaned bats

Snug as bugs in bunny rugs, Melbourne's baby bats are filling the grey-headed flying fox nursery set up each year to care for orphaned bat bubs.

Hoo-hoo goes there?

Kempton Express: New feathered friends welcomed at Eastlands.

Hooting for change

''The Owl Box Project by EcoSolutions is set to promote the protection of wild birds in communities.'' - Roodepoort Record

How bats ‘leapfrog’ their way home at night – new research

''New research shows how bats may use a “leap-frogging” motion to make their way home, something which could help conservationists in future.''

How Regenerative Farming Could Impact The Food We Buy In Years To Come

"No matter how tuned in or out of farming standards you might be, chances are you are aware that some foods are deemed "healthier" because of how they were raised."