I am seeking information on the biological control of rodents by owls. The idea is to allow populations of owls to increase in areas where rodents are a problem.
Owls eat rodents.
If more owls can be bred, the numbers of rodents can be reduced, conserving agricultural products and improving public health without the environmental damage caused by chemical agents. I have been told that there was an experiment in Malaysia that reduced the number of rodents and reduced damage to crops. I am interested in learning of efforts there and elsewhere. Kaemthong Indaratna, Centre for Health Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. I would like to follow-up on the article that appeared in the October 1997 issue of the TDR News .