Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo barn owl pairs were discovered to have bred successfully on farm visits in Co Fermanagh this summer (PA)Ulster Wildlife experts identified two barn owl breeding pairs in County Fermanagh who have successfully reared five chicks each. The arrival of ten healthy chicks marks a boost for the species, which has fewer than 30 breeding pairs remaining in Northern Ireland. Barn owls remain red-listed in Ireland due to ongoing threats from habitat loss, rodenticide use, and food scarcity. The chicks are the first to be ringed in Fermanagh under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to monitor their survival and movements. Ulster Wildlife is appealing to the public, particularly local farmers and landowners, to report barn owl sightings across western Northern Ireland. More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Conservation success as barn owl chicks thrive in Northern Ireland
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo barn owl pairs were discovered to have bred successfully on farm visits in Co Fermanagh this summer (PA)Ulster Wildlife experts identified two barn owl breeding pairs in County Fermanagh who have successfully reared five chicks each. The arrival of ten healthy chicks marks a boost for the species, which has fewer than 30 breeding pairs remaining in Northern Ireland. Barn owls remain red-listed in Ireland due to ongoing threats from habitat loss, rodenticide use, and food scarcity. The chicks are the first to be ringed in Fermanagh under licence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to monitor their survival and movements. Ulster Wildlife is appealing to the public, particularly local farmers and landowners, to report barn owl sightings across western Northern Ireland. More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
