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Northside Class Helps Fort Smith Nature Programs

The furniture and manufacturing class at Northside High School has had a busy year. Instructor Mike Carmack, a graduate of Northside himself, is in his second year teaching the course, after doing cabinetry and woodworking on the side for as long as he can remember.

NYC Rats Carry Bubonic Plague-transmitting Fleas - Study

New York City’s notoriously massive rat population appears to present a bigger health risk than was thought before. According to a new study, the rodents’ fleas could transmit Bubonic plague. Scientists from Columbia and Cornell Universities collected 133 Manhattan rats for their research. The animals were euthanized while the insects living on them were killed with a vapor.

Occupied Owl Boxes

44 occupied owl boxes in Gauteng in 2016! Boxes serviced, owlets ringed, owl pellets collected and analysed. The only urban owl project of its kind in the world. To all of our participants - we think that you are awesome. If you are interested in viewing the map in google maps, looking at the pictures, data etc, please email us

Organic pest control: Bats show us how

If a picture a worth a thousand words... what is a video worth? Bats eat up to 70% of their body weight in insects every night! This video of bats emerging from a bat bank over a sugar cane farm shows that bats are perfect for natural pest insect control on farms, stables and vineyards.

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.

Our Owl Cam is Live!

We are delighted to share our Verreaux Eagle Owl Cam! A few years ago, we put a tyre in tree in Mziki Game reserve in the Northwest and filled it with sticks. In June, a friend who lives there sent us a picture of the female Verreaux Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) in the nest. Last week we installed an Owl Cam! It was wonderful to watch the owlet hatch on Saturday, 25th July 2020.