OwlProject.org

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Our Motto

" WE GIVE A HOOT!"

To date, over 260 000 children and their parents have participated in owl related programmes through owlproject.org.

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Our Mission

To create owl friendly children who grow to become owl friendly adults living within owl friendly environments.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to create an environment where children love and appreciate their natural heritage and value the magnificence and diversity of that heritage.

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Owlproject.org was founded almost 20 years ago. Its aim is to introduce young black South African children to the wonderful world of owls, their beauty as well as their enormous potential as partners in the control and management of rats. Rats are a daily scourge within the rodent infested and impoverished communities in which many young South Africans live. In order to achieve this, it is essential to demystify the negative stigma surrounding owls in Southern Africa.

"Education is the key to conservation."

Our Impact

2689

Owl Pellet Dissections

260 000

Participants

7

Countries

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News, Galleries & Events

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Nepal Owl Festival : Innovative approach for owl conservation

Nov 24, 2023

''The Nepal Owl Festival, a significant conservation event held annually since 2012, is organized by Friends of Nature in collaboration with local partners.''

Owls find temporary home at St Andrew’s School

Nov 07, 2023

''Two juvenile spotted eagle owls from an SPCA in Johannesburg have found a new home at St Andrew’s School for Girls.''

Students relate all things beneficial about owls

May 31, 2023

Students from China and Marlboro Gardens Combined School exchange knowledge about owls and their benefits to the environment and community.

Willows Estate residents learn about the importance of owls

Apr 19, 2023

Owlproject.org representatives Jordan-Michael Hardey and Sara Orchardson held a talk with the residents of Willows Estate in Kelland about the importance of owls in the environment on April 4.

Owl Naming Programme

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Owl Naming Programme

In most of the 11 official languages in South Africa, all owl species are described with one name. For example, the Pedi name for any type of owl is Lerubise while the Zulu name for any owl is isiKhova. The owl naming project is a national learner-led initiative to provide suitable names specific to each owl species within South Africa. Learners from different schools, cultures and languages have chosen names for our 12 owl species in their native tongue. In time, we hope that these names will become the names with which specific owls are described by children and adults across the country.

Below is the name given to the Pearl Spotted Owl in SeSotho/Sepedi : Sephookonyana

Owl Project · Pearl Spotted Owlet In Sesotho

Easy ways to get involved now

Annual Owl Art Project

Educational Talks

Owl Naming Programme

Township Owl Box Project