Barn owl nest box project aims to protect padi fields from rat menace


Handle with care: Hasber (right) demonstrating to Abdul Aziz how to hold barn owls correctly, with a nest box seen in the background. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

KEPALA BATAS: Every padi planting season, farmer Abdul Aziz Hashim endures sleepless nights worrying about the crops on his 2ha padi field.

Besides the unpredictable weather, thousands of rats have been destroying his crop, slashing his income by nearly 50%.

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