Hungry Owl Project presents "Using Barn Owls to Control Rodents"

The Hungry Owl Project (HOP) will present "Using Barn Owls as a Means of Rodent Control at Sunnyside Nursery on Saturday August 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Alex Godbe, Hungry Owl Project Director, will give the presentation with Barn Owl Ambassador Wookie. The use of owls in the control of rodents and other environmentally safe controls will be discussed. The presentation is given in response to the discovery of an adult male Barn Owl found dying with confirmed rodent poisoning at Robson Harrington Park in San Anselmo in mid-July 2011. The poisoning of one or both of the parents of a nest of Barn Owl chicks means immediate peril for them as the hunting efforts of both parents are required to sustain the chicks. A family of Barn Owls in Marin County averages 5 owlets and 2 adult parents which together can consume up to 5,000 rodents in a four month breeding cycle.