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Effects of climate change on owls in South Africa

Posted by Debbie Hedenskog on Friday, February 3, 2012, In : News 
Owl’s House is concerned about how our environment will affect owls in southern Africa. After doing some research we found that the owl – like many other bird species - faces a variety of challenges to maintain its current numbers. These birds of prey play vitally important roles in the preservation of our ecosystems and biodiversity. The high and intermediate conservation priority owl species currently include the African Grass Owl Tyto capensis, the Marsh Owl Asio capensis and the Cape ...

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Below are a few answers on questions asked about owls.

Posted by Debbie Hedenskog on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, In : Frequent Asked Questions 

Q: I've seen an Owl, can you tell me what kind it is?

A: This is the gist of most of the questions I get. I would encourage you to try and find out yourself first, by visiting our South African Owl page. If you are still not sure, please send me as much information as possible. A photograph is extremely helpful. Essential information is: your country, state/region and city/town. Now, I live in South Africa and don't know every state in every country, so please do not abbreviate state names. If...


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WINE ESTATE LAUNCHES OWL CONSERVATION PROJECT

Posted by Debbie Hedenskog on Friday, December 2, 2011, In : News 

 
Uitkyk Wine Estate outside Stellenbosch recently embarked on a new project to increase the owl population the farm, by creating suitable habitats for these birds of prey. A Biodiversity and Wine Initiative champion, the estate was one of the first in the Winelands to appreciate the value of owls in rodent control when, several years ago, it erected “owl posts” in the vineyards to facilitate their hunting process.Uitkyk is almost 600 ha in size and has over 300 ha set aside for conservati...

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The Owl's House Team


This family initiative was born from a retired banker, who enjoys the outdoors and his hobby of carpentry. Jason, his son and Debbie, his daughter-in-law, took his hobby and making of owl-houses to the next level. We aim to assist in the conservation of owls and grow a rewarding business.
Bruce Hedenskog teaching his grandson's to build their own Owl's House using the step-by-step assembly.

Above: Grandpa teaching his grandsons to build their own Owl's House using the step-by-step assembly. 

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