An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global attention. Experts from 12 countries gathered in Greece last week to discuss an effort to help this remarkable predator that ...

They are united in saving an important predator: the barn owl. The moon-faced, shoebox-sized owl is a ruthless pest controller that helps farmers by protecting crops from rodents and other nuisances.

Payne, the first researcher to document what makes barn owls such successful nighttime hunters. (It was Payne who discovered that whales serenade each other ... used to help meet the local ...