"Over a Decade and Countless Children Poisoned, EPA Bans Hazardous Flea Collar Products"
"Pet flea collars containing the insecticide tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) are set to be banned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to the agency’s long overdue response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)."
"For the love of the owls"
"Through their ongoing fight to protect endangered owls, the environmental organisation, EcoSolutions, has been able to make a huge difference by educating communities on saving various wildlife. A newly recruited member, Jordan-Michael Hardey, shares his vast knowledge of owls and their importance in the environment."
"Maryland’s smallest bat more than pulls its 6-gram weight in helping to control pests. Now it has a big problem: survival."
"What tricolored bats lack in size, they make up for in their important role in insect control and pollination. But their survival is being threatened by biological and environmental factors."
"Conservation scheme sees highest number of barn owls chicks recorded"
"A conservation scheme in Dorset has seen the highest number of barn owls chicks recorded."
'New nest box scheme: Barn owls 'pay their keep' by eating rodents"
"The barn owl is often described as the ‘farmer’s friend’ for the simple reason that it preys on rats and mice which can be a pest in farmyards. It’s only fair then that the farmer should now become the barn owl’s friend."
"A new study has concluded that there is no clear evidence that COVID-19 was transmitted from bats"
"A new Tel Aviv University study rejects assertions that the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak lies in bats. According to the study, bats have a highly effective immune system that enables them to deal relatively easily with viruses considered lethal for other mammals."
