Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East.Many farmers are installing nest boxes to encourage the birds, which hunt the crop-damaging rodents.
In Israel, where there is a drive to reduce the use of toxic chemical pesticides, this has been turned into a government-funded national programme.
Scientists and conservation charities from Jordan and Palestine have joined the scheme. To read this story in full visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8004426.stm
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