Our newsletter - July 2020
No mention of COVID-19 or Lockdown! Our stories: As hungry as a bat ... Winter - baby-making weather for Bubo africanus ... Rats! Don't reach for poison ... Owls breeding in a chimney - no need for ''rescue''! ... SPCA.
Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash
National Geographic: With less litter on the ground and garbage in Dumpsters behind restaurants, rats are seeking food elsewhere.
Why lockdown is driving rats into our homes
Wales Online: Pest control experts have seen a rise in the number of calls for help
Rehab - Release - Educate
Rosebank Killarney Gazette – Grade 1 learners at St John’s Pre-Preparatory School saw a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) being ringed before being released following a rehabilitation period. Photo: Sarah Koning
Greymont residents, please welcome 3 Spotted Eagle Owlets!
Northcliff Melville Times: Young owlets may go to the ground to practise their hunting skills.
Owlproject.org - creating owl friendly children.
Alex News: Owlproject.org was introduced at different schools in Alexandra a few years ago to educate people about the significance of owls on the environment.
