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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"Preschoolers taught that owls are a hoot"

Feb 03, 2023

Project coordinator of Owlproject.org, Jordan Hardey, and owl ringer, Hussein Moyo, educate the children of Simply Kidz Academy on the importance of conservation.

Karen's chats to Jonathan Haw - EcoSolutions: The Owl Project

Jan 30, 2023

Join Karen Walstra chatting to Jonathan Haw, founder of EcoSolutions, as they chat about EcoSolutions’ The Owl Project.

Grade 1s welcome owls to Heronbridge College

Jan 17, 2023

On 13 January 2023, the newly initiated Grade 1 classes of 2023 welcomed their new feathered classmates.

"For the love of the owls"

Oct 12, 2022

"A newly recruited member, Jordan-Michael Hardey, shares his vast knowledge of owls and their importance in the environment."

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