management comes before these other topics and is one of the most important things we do. what is often overlooked is that all living species in our garden need water. sure, it's a great idea to provide a water source for birds and other animals, but i'm referring here to the whole soil food web. insects...
over grassland, such as the barn owl and short-eared owl, hunt by sustained flight, dropping into the grass to catch rodents. many woodland owls secure prey by dropping from perches at the edges of forest openings. the southeast asian hawk owl (ninox scutulata) sallies from a perch to take flying insects...
deleterious environmental change. amphibians also play an important role in human society. both historically and presently, substances produced from amphibian glands offer an important source of medicine for humans. amphibians also lower the prevalence of insect-borne diseases by reducing the numbers of insects...