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Malay Mail on MSN5d
Barn owls vs rodenticide: Why scientists want you to ditch poison and trust this local bird instead for sustainable farming
The Barn Owl and Rodent Research Group (Borg) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is pushing for a reduction in rodenticide ...
Malay Mail on MSN5d
‘Silent guardians’ of the fields: What to know about Asian barn owls that are helping Malaysian farms fight rat infestations for less
GEORGE TOWN, May 21 — The Asian barn owls, natives of Malaysia, are known as “silent guardians” — whose voracious appetite ...
The Indianapolis Star8y
Get a rare view into an Indiana barn owl nest
Barn owls also face predatory threats from great horned owls, which are larger, and raccoons, which regularly loot nests. About 60 to 85 percent of all barn owl fledglings die within the first ...
BBC2y
Barn owl numbers on the rise in Northern Ireland
One of Northern Ireland's most vulnerable farmland birds saw a huge increase in the number of chicks and breeding pairs last year. Twenty-four barn owl chicks were born in 2022 from eight breeding ...