Owls like the Great Horned, Barn, and Western Screech Owls do more than provide beautiful nightly calls—they're nature’s best pest controllers! A single Barn Owl can eliminate over 1,400 rodents a year, offering a natural solution without toxic chemicals. Anticoagulant rat poisons, commonly used for rodent control, can cause slow, painful deaths for wildlife, pets, and other unintended victims. By avoiding these poisons and installing owl nesting boxes, you help protect local wildlife and support owl conservation.
Lauren Somerville, a Marin Catholic High School Senior and Richardson Bay Girl Scout, is raising awareness about the dangers of rat poisons and promoting owls as a natural alternative for her Girl Scout Gold Award. She has partnered with Raptors Are The Solution and All About Owls and has provided owl boxes to Marin Catholic High School, Strawberry Point Elementary School, and Richardson Bay Audubon Society.
Learn more and get involved by visiting raptorsarethesolution.org and allaboutowls.org
Read Lauren's article about her project