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Barn Owls

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<p>Young wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)<br>sitting amongst leaves and hawthorn berries</p>

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Anja Murray: House mice give other creatures — like wood mice — a bad name
On the island of Ireland, mice greatly outnumber people, there are probably as many as 10 million wood mice whiskering their way about at this very moment, as well as another 10 million or more house mice
<p>Farmer David Sandford and his late wife Alison with their first chicks in 2019 (Ulster Wildlife/PA)</p>

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Farmer celebrates after rare barn owls return to his land to raise brood
<p>Back from the Brink: Derek Mooney and John Lusby of BirdWatch Ireland tagging barn owl chicks</p>

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Smart human intervention can bring Europe's wildlife ‘Back from the Brink’
Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons

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Urgent need to get a grip on toxic habit of using poisons
Donal Hickey: House 'shares' with jackdaws, bats and owls

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Donal Hickey: House 'shares' with jackdaws, bats and owls
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Draw With Don Conroy is back next Wednesday
Barn owl shows varied diet
Barn owl shows varied diet

Rats and mice, which the barn owl is believed to often eat with fatal consequences, may no longer be the main diet of the endangered bird of prey, new research shows.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2018

Roads Authority spend on preventing barn owl deaths
Roads Authority spend on preventing barn owl deaths

The National Roads Authority (NRA) is being forced to spend thousands of euro to protect low-flying barn owls because of mounting road kill.

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