Farmers welcome barn owl baby boom after mouse plague

Barn owl chicks are experiencing a population boom in Western Australia, ABC News reports. Clutches have been discovered nesting in grain silos and cockatoo boxes, benefiting from the abundance of mice following the region's recent mouse plague. Farmers are welcoming the development as a natural solution to the rodent crisis.

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