Bat aggregational response to pest caterpillar emergence
Scientific Reports, volume 11, Article number: 13634 (2021)
Russia’s bats are free of the virus that causes “Covid-19”
Middle East in 24: ''SARS-CoV-2 has not been found in bats in Russia. We tested samples from about two hundred bats, from Different types, with (RT-BCR) we were looking specifically for viruses very similar to (SARS-Cove-2), but we didn’t find anything.” [Photo from Middle East in 24]
Owls Online 2021
I can't believe that it is nearing the end of June and this is the first official newsletter of the year. 2021 is definitely flying by!
Has the pandemic unleashed a plague of rats on our cities?
An interesting article on the surge of rodents during the lockdown. Science Focus. Published: 02nd May, 2021
Grade 8 hostel boys to become surrogate parents to owls
Rosebank Killarney Gazette: HOUGHTON – The owls were introduced to the Grade 8 hostel boys, ringed and placed in a pen where they will be fed and tended to by the learners for three to four weeks.
Fledgling given hope in Kelland
Randburg Sun: KELLAND – Here is why you shouldn't be so quick to rehome urban wildlife, like birds of prey, should you find them in your backyard.
