ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It soars over the borders and divisions of the war-torn Middle East, bringing Arab and Israeli ...

A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, ...

21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stravrakis) Conservation officer Anna Kazazou holds a barn owl after removing it from a nesting box at the Attica Zoological Park, near Athens, on Jan. 21 ...

Conservationists from across the Middle East work together to protect the barn owl by creating artificial nests, typically modified plywood boxes. Israeli Professor Leshem pioneered the nesting ...

But as modern building techniques eliminate the nooks and crannies that shelter their nests, their populations have fallen. Conservation initiatives aim to protect the barn owl from urban ...