Owls in Urban Areas - Part 1
50/50 takes a look at the issues faced by owls in urban environments and how owl box project endeavours to address these issues. Traditional healers were interviewed to research on the use of owls in traditional medicine.
Township owls inspire pupils’ art
Hundreds of schoolchildren across Alexandra yesterday celebrated an unlikely township hero: the owl.
Kaelo Stories of Hope
Exploring the Myths Associated with Owls
Vuka Africa
The Township Owl Project, aka owlproject.org is featured on Vuka Africa.
Township Owl Project Dispels Rumours About Decapitated Owls in Alexandra
The Township Owl Project (AKA owlproject.org) was featured on the SABC's Newsroom after rumours about decapitated owls made headlines.
Rescue effort in South Africa tries to erase owls’ witchcraft stigma
Los Angeles Times: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Allyn Bagu lay in bed, listening to the creatures nesting under the roof of her new apartment in suburban Johannesburg.
South Africans deploy owls to fight rat problem in townships
Reuters: JOHANNESBURG - A young barn owl looks bug-eyed in curiosity as a bird handler readies it for a new life - to be spent hunting the rats that plague South Africa’s poor and mostly black urban areas.
Owls to help solve rats problem in Alex
Sowetan Live: The city of Johannesburg has enlisted the services of owls to rid Alexandra township of rodents.
Johannesburg Chooses Owls to Fight Rat Plague in Alexandra Township
2 Ocean Vibe: Before you begin to make fun of the headline used for this article, we must tell you that the vermin extractors will also be serving an educational purpose. Johannesburg’s general owl population has been in decline for years as a result of urbanisation, but new owl projects are helping to combat this.
Owls to fight Joburg rats
IOL News: The City of Johannesburg has chosen owls to fight a rat plague in Alexandra, city spokesman Nkosinathi Nkabinde said on Wednesday.