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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