Saving the youngest owls: a pivotal food aid

Helping young owls to survive –the last born birds of a brood- can be an effective action to improve the protection of species in their natural habitat. This strategy is used by the Conservation Biology Team of the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute of the UB (IRBio) to improve these owl babies’ survival.

The eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species indicating the environmental quality of the natural environment. Electrocution and rodenticides –apart from accidents, hunting and collision with electrical grids- are the big threats for the conservation of these birds. Like other birds of prey, when these lay many eggs, with days in between, the youngest bird can die of hunger since the oldest ones do not share the food.

Picture: A nest with four birds was found by the Conservation Biology Team (UB-IRBio), led by the tenure lecturer Joan Real.

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