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Up one levelHoly 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.
The winds of change
Despite unresolved issues, Durban is still going ahead with its wind turbine project - slap bang in the middle of the Beachfront
Owls reign supreme after dark
Do you know what the most widespread owl in the world is? Or why the Japanese used symbols and pictures of owls in their homes?
Bats: Nature's Agricultural Allies
Bat colonies living in the roofs of farm buildings are at best a barely tolerable nuisance to many farmers. What they overlook is the fact that bats are the major predators of night-flying insects, including many that are important agricultural pests.
COP17 plan puts wind up wildlife groups
KEEN to show off its environmental credentials, the eThekwini electricity department is rushing to install wind turbines at the Bluff military base ahead of the UN COP 17 climate change meeting, placing a crucial bat roosting area in jeopardy.
Eye of Newt and Wool of Bat Will Be Plentiful After London Olympics
The organizers of the 2012 Olympics here are hoping to attract millions of visitors from across the world for next year's Summer Games. Some of them, planners hope, will be bats.
Don't Kill the Messenger
During the course of seeking out meaningful nature experiences, a few individuals have rightfully questioned this idea of animals acting as a ‘sign’ or motif for something or another.
Bat research: get involved
Bats in your ceiling? If so, get involved in bat research!
Bats worth Millions to Agriculture
Bats consume so many insect pests they prevent billions of dollars worth of damage to agriculture.
Host little hooters in your home
"Owl boxes might be the solution to saving these beautiful birds"
Sporting Clay: Misunderstood bats can be pest control ally
Despite their sometimes negative image - an image that is undeserved - the various species of bats native to Florida are among our best allies in pest control.
No Belfry, Just a House With 20,000 or So Bats
TIFTON, Ga. — The civic leaders of this south Georgia town want it to be known for more than just bats.
Syrian boy catches Israeli barn owl and sets it free.
Owl, raised in a joint government-Tel Aviv University project, had an identifying ring; boy posts find in online birdwatching forum.
Humans Saving Britain's Barn Owls
Britain's barn owl population has been boosted by nest box installation programs.
Enviromentally safe rodent control!
Rain harvest shows us how to make a repellent for mice and rats that is both simple and inexpensive...
Barn owls thriving in Canalside homes
This scheme saw around 30 barn owl boxes installed along the Aire & Calder Navigation ten years ago and are now undergoing their annual check.
Barn owls prove to be farmer's best friend
Don Cameron, a farmer on the westside between San Joaquin and Helm, California, has placed owl boxes on his property in conjunction with the Audubon Society...
Owls replace pesticides in Israel
Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East.
Holy flying fox! It's a nursery for orphaned bats