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, ...

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 ...

(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, 2025. (AP Photo ...

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 ...

“From 14 nesting boxes in one kibbutz ... using lightweight radio transmitters to monitor the birds. “Barn owls know no boundaries; they fly between Jordan, Palestine, and Israel," said ...

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, 2025. Credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis Leshem ...