We are part of the owl-friendly movement.
This is a growing group of local governments that protect owls by using better pest control methods.
What's it all about?
Owls are very important to a healthy, balanced ecosystem. They help prevent the destruction of vegetation and farm crops by eating rodents. A family of barn owls can eat more than 1,000 rodents yearly!
Local governments and private landowners may control rodents using rodenticides. Some rodenticides are more harmful than others. If rodents consume especially harmful rodenticides, the owl may be harmed or killed. These especially harmful rodenticides are known as second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides or SGARS.
What we are doing?
We have been using first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (FGARs) for quite some time.
These rodenticides are less likely to cause secondary poisoning in non-target animals.
Benefits can include:
- Supporting biodiversity: Owls play a vital role in regulating ecosystems by controlling the overpopulation of other species and reducing pests, which benefits native flora and fauna.
- Promoting natural pest control: Owls are natural pest control. They minimise the need for rodenticides, reducing costs and harm to the environment.
- Reducing disease spread: Owls reduce the spread of disease by controlling rodent populations.