Environmentalists attempting to hold open endangered mintage of owls and kestrel in the Middle East have come up an unexpected spin - off to their study – they have brought together residential district divided by the intractable hatreds of the part . The researchers trust the progression made can serve as a theoretical account for cause peace .
Professor Yossi Leshemof Tel Aviv University did n’t prepare out to break warfare , he just want to salvage birds . In the early eighties , Leshem realized that Israeli Fannie Farmer were using poison to pour down rodent , with dire consequences . bird of night and kestrel , which bung on dirty dog and computer mouse , were consume the poison animals and dying themselves , desolate the local ecosystem . One consequence was more rodents , since they no longer had birds of target to keep their numbers in check .
Leshem managed to break the cycle , persuading farmers to stop poisoning the rats and instead ramp up nesting boxes forbarn owlsandcommon kestrels . Although this increased crop loss in the brusque full term , it finally create a cheaper answer with no increment in rodent numbers racket , as well as made for much healthier ecologies .
Having reach this winner , Leshem and co - authorProfessor Alexandre Roulinrealized that Fannie Farmer in Jordan and the West Bank were equally threatened by rodents . Not only that , but the diminished sizing of the Nation meant that their ecological fates were intertwined . Birds of prey do n’t respect internal borders when they disperse from their birthplace . The project was dub “ Birds know no edge . ”
It ’s not just birds of prey that do good from Leshmen ’s workplace - migratory birds are flooding back , create a new bird - watching industry . Yoshi Eshbol via Agamon Hula
The improvement in the environment has made the area a nicer spot to populate and has encouragedmigratory birdsback to the part . Since 2002 , seminars have been organized for those demand to share their experience . unify by a shared goal , the farmers grow to see each other as collaborator , rather than enemies , even protrude to visit each other ’s place of worship .
" The combination of nature preservation and public security - construction is not only important , but it also play a new message of hope that our society is attend for , " first authorProfessor Roulinof the University of Lausanne , Switzerland , say in astatement .
A quick look at the news is all it takes to prove that Leshem ’s employment has not work peace to the neighborhood , but Roulin consider that from little thing , big things can mature . Even the legacy of warfare can have a role . Bunkers built along the borders have turn out to make majuscule homes for bat , including three endangered species . The Israeli and Jordanian army have hail together to add bars to the ceilings of the abandoned bunkers for bats to spellbind on to .
governing body working to bring peace of mind to other dispute zone such as Korea are investigating the project , and even the Chinese army is penetrating to see what it can learn .
Israeli and Palestinian girls take part in a bird - watching effect as part of the labor to boost avian enthusiasm across national limit . Effi Sharir
