BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Owls replace pesticides in Israel
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Owls replace pesticides in Israel
Farmers are installing nest boxes to encourage the owls
Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East.
Many farmers are installing nest boxes to encourage the birds, which hunt the crop-damaging rodents.
In Israel, where there is a drive to reduce the use of toxic chemical pesticides, this has been turned into a government-funded national programme. ....
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