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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."

I’m owl ears!

Rosebank Killarney Gazette - Find out how owls have such great hearing.

Insectivorous bats in integrated pest management (FAQ)

Bats, a serious component within integrated pest management.

"Insects need urgent help to survive climate change"

"Now, an international team of experts is providing a convincing overview of the role of climate change and climatic extremes in driving insect decline. "

Pearl Spotted Owl at Heron Bridge

Heron Bridge College welcomes a Pearl Spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) into the release programme.

Junior Scientist Kit

If you are looking for a stocking filler for kids between the ages of 7 - 14: Welcome to our Junior scientist series. The pellets also come with GPS coordinates which provide their collected location.

Karen's chats to Jonathan Haw - EcoSolutions: The Owl Project

Join Karen Walstra chatting to Jonathan Haw, founder of EcoSolutions, as they chat about EcoSolutions’ The Owl Project, which has introduced more than 260 000 children to the wonderful world of owls, across the globe: South Africa, USA, Portugal, Nepal, India, Austria since 2001.

Kids from Alex showoff their art at the BirdLife SA’s African Bird Fair

RKG – Owls shine at this year’s BirdLife’s African Bird Fair.

Kind Man Protects Injured Owl Near Taxi Rank

Good Things Guy shares a powerful story of community and compassion - thanks to one man’s courage, the swift action of the Randburg SPCA, and the care of owlproject.org. A true win for urban conservation!

Koalas are now officially endangered in Australia.

"The Australian government has officially listed the koala as endangered after a decline in its numbers due to land clearing and catastrophic bushfires shrinking its habitat."

Let's Talk About Birds: Barn owl

Ghost Owl, The Frightener, Death Owl and Spirit Owl: the barn owl has earned many spooky nicknames because of its pallid color, monkey-shaped face, habit of occupying old dilapidated buildings, erratic moth-like flight and eerie repertoire of shrieks, hisses, growls and groans.