Farmers 'left in limbo' as they await new nature scheme

Farmers say they have been left "in limbo land" as they wait for the full introduction of a scheme that will support nature ...
Irish Examiner

AI tool created to monitor barn owl chicks without disturbing nesting sites

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth ...
Psychology Today

Ghosts Are White for a Reason and So Are Barn Owls

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...
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Barn owl breeding success for third year in a row on Co Down farm

A Co Down farmer is celebrating after one of Northern Ireland’s rarest birds successfully bred on his land for the third year in a row. Barn owl numbers are down to fewer than 30 breeding pairs in the ...
Los Angeles Times

Firefighters rescue barn owl whose wings were singed by Silverado fire

A barn owl is “safe and sound” after losing most of his feathers to the Silverado fire’s flames. Firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority first spotted the bird while battling the Irvine ...