Case Study: The Barn Owl Trust

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Over centres the barn owl population has decreased as several factors including the winter weather and habitat destruction have affected the reproductive rates and distribution. However, organisations such as The Barn Owl Trust are currently increasing the population by constructing nesting boxes within various ecosystems to encourage reproductive activity. Public awareness has encouraged changes within the farmland. Volunteers are enabling more projects to be conducted such as surveys and distributing more nesting boxes.

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