The type of owl endemic in the Middle East gathers the interest of scientists, Israeli and Arab, even in times of tension – see the reason
A rare owl or otherwise ‘whistle“It is a point of cooperation for Arab and Israeli scientists who are joining forces to rescue the bird, ignoring the differences of their countries.
Experts from 12 countries gathered in Greece last week to discuss an effort to help this rare bird, which began decades ago as a collaboration of Israel-Jordania.
The event covered the international agency Associated Press who visited the Zoo hosted by “Klapsopouli” and Thessaly, which took place at the International Congress for the Rare Bird.
Arabs and Israeli scientists maintained their collaboration in times of tension and war, including the ongoing conflict in Gaza. When necessary, they go to online meetings and speeches at international conferences.
For the truth, the lens “caught” an Israeli scientist, along with a former Jordanian general, to talk to Thessaly where the conference took place, without any rivalry.
Scientists are joining forces to rescue the owl that is considered a warrior of rodents. However, farmers in the Middle East region consider it a bad omen because of its spooky voice.
The features of the owl-clapsopouli
Owls also have almost surrounding vision, rotating their heads of up to 270 degrees, far more than the 170 degrees of a human being. Their spooky screams are reinforcing their reputation as terrible predators.
“A pair of owls eats from 2,000 to 6,000 rodents each year, allowing farmers to stop using pesticides“Says Yossi Leshem, a peer professor at the University of Tel Aviv School of Zoology.
The conference in Greece was completed on January 24 in Thessaly. Participants also traveled to rural areas of central Greece, exchanged knowledge of various issues, adapting the owls raised by zoos to natural conditions.
Like Leshem, Abu Rashid says that science offers unique opportunities to promote cooperation, even among opponents.
Former Jordanian Military Information Director and a senior negotiator in Jordan-Israel’s peace agreements in the mid-1990s, the retired general has dedicated his metastasy life to peace initiatives.
“I changed my life after I left the army and we are still working to bring people from all over the Middle East,” he says. “I hope we do it.”
He and Leshem, now both in the late 1970s, presented the owl’s initiative to world leaders, including the late US President Jimmy Carter, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pope Fragis.
Source: Skai
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