skippy the bush kangaroo: a wise move on insraeli farmers part

Thursday, May 28, 2009

a wise move on insraeli farmers part

it's turning to owls and birds of prey instead of toxins to control pests.

farmers in israel are doing some eco-judo, turning a problem into a solution. birdlife international reported that many birds of prey in the region were dying because they were eating rodents that had been poisoned by pesticides. but now, there is a will to reduce the use of these poisons and instead us the birds of prey (owls, kestrels) as natural pest controllers. good for the birds, good for the farmers. probably not so good for the rodents, but you can't please everybody... - treehugger

Israel Postage Stamp: Hume's Tawny Owl
Originally uploaded by karen horton

Labels: animals, environment, farmers, israel

posted by Cookie Jill at 7:26 AM |

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no worse for the rodents than poison...

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Mahakal / महाकाल, 9:51 AM PDT

Unfair competition for the terriers! Seriously, good stuff. And, by the way, the article notes that this is happening in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority, not just in Israel as described in this excerpt.

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