"A new home at Marlboro Gardens School for owls"
"Hussein Moyo of EcoSolution gives teachers and learners a brief discussion on the importance of owls and how they help humans during a visit to Marlboro Gardens."
"Ozzy Osbourne to install bat boxes at Buckinghamshire mansion 40 years after biting head off one"
"The rock icon once bit the head off a live bat on stage - but these days he is taking a more sympathetic view towards the animals."
Local help needed to keep watch on Limerick barn owls
"According to BirdWatch Ireland Barn Owl Research Officer lan McCarthy, the Barn Owl was once a much more common sight in Limerick but has suffered widespread decline over recent years and is now a red-listed ‘Bird of Conservation Concern’ in Ireland."
"Bat deaths caused by wind turbines disrupt natural food chains"
"A new study led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) has found that the numerous deaths of bats caused by wind turbines (WT) in Germany have a negative impact on the populations of affected species, as well as far-reaching consequences for the biodiversity of rural areas."
"Experts: Why owls are valuable in agriculture"
"Owls are associated with misfortune and superstition in some African cultures, but the birds could bring good fortunes to farmers if they utilise them to their advantage, experts have said. A research by experts from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (Sua) has established that utilised effectively, owls could be one of the most effective ways of driving pests out of farms. We decided to conduct a research after realising that farmers lose between five and 15 percent of their maize harvest per year due to rats." - Berdina Majinge
Climate change and the emergence of bat-borne viruses
"Many zoonotic diseases are sensitive to changes in climate as a result of shifting habitats that introduce contact between humans and new species, as well as alterations in temperature and precipitation patterns. In a recent Viruses study, researchers discuss correlations between the emergence and spillover of bat-borne diseases and climate events and changes."
