Barn owl numbers in Suffolk are recovering after a "truly terrible year", Suffolk Wildlife Trust has said.
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There’s a change coming to California stores that may help protect wildlife.
Owl, raised in a joint government-Tel Aviv University project, had an identifying ring; boy posts find in online birdwatching forum.
Uncover the unsung heroes of urban biodiversity! 🌱🦉 Delve into this captivating piece shedding light on Israel's barn owl community and their significant impact on fostering harmony and sustainability.
An interesting article from the Merlin Tuttle Bat Conservation on how bats use social calls to communicate. Researchers are uncovering the complexity of bat vocalisations, showing that their sounds have meanings similar to human speech.
"The novel use of drones (or uncrewed aerial vehicles) may play a major role in the success of mosquito surveillance and control programmes in the coming decades since the global landscape of mosquito-borne diseases and disease dynamics fluctuates frequently and there could be serious public health consequences if the issues of insecticide resistance and outdoor transmission are not adequately addressed."
"The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Luzon (DENR-CL) announced in October the arrest of four alleged wildlife poachers, who were caught with 6,200 wrinkle-lipped bats (Chaerephon plicatus) they took from Bahay Paniki Cave inside the Biak-na-Bato National Park (BNBNP) in San Miguel, Bulacan, one of the oldest protected areas (PAs) in the country."
Despite unresolved issues, Durban is still going ahead with its wind turbine project - slap bang in the middle of the Beachfront
''Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey'' - Smithsonian Magazine
Bats are among nature's quickest thinkers, capable of making actual split-second decisions. Using echolocation, or ultrasonic squeaks to locate prey, bats interpret the returning echo to decide when and how to attack, or even to call off the attempt — all within milliseconds, as researchers at the University of Southern Denmark discovered.
Thousands of bats have dropped dead in the heat, falling from the trees as scorching summer conditions blasted south-eastern Australia over the weekend.
"It’s a sad irony that come Diwali and while Goddess Laxmi is widely worshipped and the faithful believe that Goddess Laxmi (Goddess of Wealth) enters their house on the day of Diwali, her vehicle the Owl is sacrificed in thousands that day due to occult practices. Age-old myths and superstitions surrounding owl sacrifice lead to a virtual drop in the owl population of the country."
Comaro Chronicle: Oakdene residents Dennis and Melanie Preston were absolutely amazed when the owl box they’d had put onto the side of their home six years ago, was, in fact, housing an owl and her three babies.
Randburg Sun: ROBIN HILLS – Three newborn owlets were ringed with tags on 9 October.
An inquest docket has been registered for further investigation following the deaths of three children who died after allegedly eating rat poison.
"The extent to which SGARs have contaminated small-mammal predators is shocking. The Rat Poison Rodenticide Neosorexa On Farmproportion of Barn Owls contaminated reached its highest level in 2015, an alarming 94%. The latest (2019) figure is 87%. ;"
It is important to ensure your owl boxes are serviced every year before the owl breeding season. This is to ensure that the box in your tree is an owl box suitable for the female owl to lay her eggs and raise her young.
Germiston City News: Owlproject.org promotes an age-old form of pest control.
''We are facing an environmental crisis and must act immediately to avert it. Regenerative agriculture could be one of the answers.''
Flitting swiftly through the darkness above the tropical forest canopy in Central and South America, a group of cute little bats with dog-like faces have long been hiding a big secret. Now, their secret is out.