Irish Examiner view: Save barn owls

Ireland’s barn owl population is now on the rise with an estimated 650 nesting pairs.

At a time when the extinction of wildlife is accelerating, it is heartening to see that a group of volunteers has succeeded in reversing that trend, at least in one small pocket of the world.

Ireland’s barn owl population is now on the rise with an estimated 650 nesting pairs, thanks to the efforts of BirdWatch Ireland volunteers who built and installed nest boxes as part of a Cork County Council-funded breeding programme.