International Owl Awareness Day Celebration
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Tentative schedule. Participants may watch programs at the Owl Center or online. Both options require pre-registration and numbers are limited. Check back for details.
10:30 AM - Israel and Barn Owls: Movement, pest control of rodents, education and 2,000 - 6,000 rodents predated a year.
Presented by Dr. Motti Charter, The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology, Israel
Barn owls have been used as biological pest control agents for rodents in agriculture in Israel from 1981 to the present, with Israel having one of densest populations of barn owls in the world. The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology has been researching different factors of barn owl ecology such as movement by adding tracking devices (GPS and PIT tags), intensive nest box monitoring, diet studies and more. Dr. Charter will highlight some of the cutting edge and interesting results of other studies such as what nestlings do when they fledge. Lastly, Dr. Charter will speak about how barn owls have been highlighted in regional cooperation with Israel's neighbors and also in the education system in Israel.
1:00 PM - Live owl program with the Scottish Owl Centre
Presented by Trystan Williams, Scottish Owl Centre, Scotland
3:30 PM - Burrowing Owl program
Presented by David H. Johnson, Director of the Global Owl Project, Virginia, USA
Whooo'll Bead for Owls juried beaded owl jewelry show will be on display at the Owl Center and online from August 1 - 15.
Tentative schedule. Participants may watch programs at the Owl Center or online. Both options require pre-registration and numbers are limited. Check back for details.
10:30 AM - Israel and Barn Owls: Movement, pest control of rodents, education and 2,000 - 6,000 rodents predated a year.
Presented by Dr. Motti Charter, The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology, Israel
Barn owls have been used as biological pest control agents for rodents in agriculture in Israel from 1981 to the present, with Israel having one of densest populations of barn owls in the world. The Charter Group of Wildlife Ecology has been researching different factors of barn owl ecology such as movement by adding tracking devices (GPS and PIT tags), intensive nest box monitoring, diet studies and more. Dr. Charter will highlight some of the cutting edge and interesting results of other studies such as what nestlings do when they fledge. Lastly, Dr. Charter will speak about how barn owls have been highlighted in regional cooperation with Israel's neighbors and also in the education system in Israel.
1:00 PM - Live owl program with the Scottish Owl Centre
Presented by Trystan Williams, Scottish Owl Centre, Scotland
3:30 PM - Burrowing Owl program
Presented by David H. Johnson, Director of the Global Owl Project, Virginia, USA
Whooo'll Bead for Owls juried beaded owl jewelry show will be on display at the Owl Center and online from August 1 - 15.
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