Establishment of Barn Owls (Tyto alba javanica) in an Urban Area on Penang Island, Malaysia

Saufi, Safwan; Ravindran, Shakinah; Hamid, Noor Hisham; Abidin, Cik Mohd Rizuan Zainal; Ahmad, Abu Hassan; Salim, Hasber

doi:10.3356/0892-1016-54.3.265

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“…Additionally, the cost of maintaining nest boxes was relatively cheaper than the costs of rodenticide and labour, which had been shown to reduce the overall cost spent by the plantation owners (Abidin et al, 2021). Other than in plantations with immature (Naim et al, 2010) or mature oil palms (Salim et al, 2014(Salim et al, , 2015(Salim et al, , 2016, nest boxes had also been provided in rice fields [ (Amzah et al, 2014;FFTC, 2002;Hafidzi et al, 2003Hafidzi et al, , 2007Hafidzi & Na'im, 2003a, 2003b, urban landscapes, e.g., urban garden; see Saufi et al (2020aSaufi et al ( , 2020b, and different habitat matrices, e.g., cocoa-coconut farmland; see Lee (1997)].…”

Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Before the 2000s, studies that involved provisioning nest boxes focused mainly on the methods to enhance/manage the local population (Duckett, 1991;Lee, 1997;Lenton, 1983), with few studies investigating their ecology (Lim et al, 1993). However, recent studies not only focused on upgrading previous methods (Abidin et al, 2021;Amzah et al, 2014;FFTC, 2002;Hafidzi et al, 2007;Hafidzi & Na'im, 2003b;Saufi et al, 2020b) but had expanded into their biology and ecology including breeding behaviour (Abidin et al, 2022;Naim et al, 2011;Salim et al, 2014), growth performance (Naim et al, 2010;Salim et al, 2016), egg measurement (Salim et al, 2015), home range (Hafidzi et al, 2003;Naim et al, 2012;Saufi et al, 2019), prey selection (Hafidzi & Na'im, 2003a;Puan et al, 2011Puan et al, , 2012Saufi et al, 2020a), and sex identification (Ravindran et al, 2018). In addition, some studies retrieved eggs, nestlings, and even adults from nest boxes to assess the level of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and the associated effects towards their growth and behaviour (Naim et al, 2012;Salim et al, 2014Salim et al, , 2015Salim et al, , 2016.…”

Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the past, nest boxes were constructed from wood with zinc sheet roofs placed on top of telegraph or hardwood poles (Duckett, 1991;FFTC, 2002;Lenton, 1983;Naim et al, 2010Naim et al, , 2011. Studies from the past two decades may also use wood material (Amzah et al, 2014) as well as fibreglass (Salim et al, 2014(Salim et al, , 2016Saufi et al, 2020b) or both (Saufi et al, 2020a) for box construction. However, only several studies have reported the nest box dimension in brief or detail (Amzah et al, 2014;Duckett, 1991;FFTC, 2002;Lenton, 1983;Salim et al, 2014Salim et al, , 2016Saufi et al, 2020b).…”

Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Use of Nest Boxes in Malaysia: Design and the Potential for Research and In-situ Conservation of Birds

Muhammad Adam Mah,

Leong Puan,

Zakaria

2023

JTAS

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Nest boxes have been used as artificial cavities for decades to attract cavity-nesting birds that rely on such structures to roost and breed. Nest boxes aid research efforts to understand the biology and behaviour of birds and may increase breeding success, thereby contributing to the conservation of a species. The type and dimension of nest boxes and the survey design used in the tropics vary, depending on the targeted species. This paper reviewed 30 published in-situ works using nest boxes and their survey design in Malaysia. Most studies were done on Barn Owls (Tyto alba javanica) (25), followed by hornbills (5), where they were conducted in oil palm plantations (50%), rice fields (20%), forest habitats (16.7%), urban landscapes (10%), and different habitat matrices (3.3%). Attempts to enhance/manage the local populations were the main research purpose. Unlike studies from other tropical countries, studies involving nest boxes in Malaysia are still in their infancy. This review suggests future research focus on forest species, especially those requiring immediate conservation attention, and delineate parameters highlighted in published works to counter literature inconsistency. Such research involving nest boxes may also be further expanded to the study and/or conserve other interconnected fauna species.

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Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Barn Owlsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Use of Nest Boxes in Malaysia: Design and the Potential for Research and In-situ Conservation of Birds

Muhammad Adam Mah,

Leong Puan,

Zakaria

2023

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“…Biological pest control agents that prey on rats such as barn owls (Salim et al 2014;Puan et al 2011;Saufi et al 2020), macaques (Holzner et al 2019), leopard cats (Silmi et al 2013;Rajaratnam et al 2007), or snakes and monitor lizards (Lim 1999) may decrease pesticide use and enhance biodiversity in plantations. On top of barn owls that are introduced, high density of other naturally occurring nocturnal bird species recorded in OP smallholdings also posits the potential for these carnivores to act as biological pest controls (Yahya et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

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Palm oil (PO) is an important source of livelihood, but unsustainable practices and widespread consumption may threaten human and planetary health. We reviewed 234 articles and summarized evidence on the impact of PO on health, social and economic aspects, environment, and biodiversity in the Malaysian context, and discuss mitigation strategies based on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The evidence on health impact of PO is equivocal, with knowledge gaps on whether moderate consumption elevates risk for chronic diseases, but the benefits of phytonutrients (SDG2) and sensory characteristics of PO seem offset by its high proportion of saturated fat (SDG3). While PO contributes to economic growth (SDG9, 12), poverty alleviation (SDG1, 8, 10), enhanced food security (SDG2), alternative energy (SDG9), and long-term employment opportunities (SDG1), human rights issues and inequities attributed to PO production persist (SDG8). Environmental impacts arise through large-scale expansion of monoculture plantations associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions (SDG13), especially from converted carbon-rich peat lands, which can cause forest fires and annual trans-boundary haze; changes in microclimate properties and soil nutrient content (SDG6, 13); increased sedimentation and change of hydrological properties of streams near slopes (SDG6); and increased human wildlife conflicts, increase of invasive species occurrence, and reduced biodiversity (SDG14, 15). Practices such as biological pest control, circular waste management, multi-cropping and certification may mitigate negative impacts on environmental SDGs, without hampering progress of socioeconomic SDGs. While strategies focusing on improving practices within and surrounding plantations offer co-benefits for socioeconomic, environment and biodiversity-related SDGs, several challenges in achieving scalable solutions must be addressed to ensure holistic sustainability of PO in Malaysia for various stakeholders.

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“…Translocations are usually based on two different release strategies: soft and hard release (for translocation 7 ; for reintroduction 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ). Soft release is based on the delayed release of individuals from a temporary enclosure, while hard release involves the immediate and direct release of individuals without any previous acclimatization.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights on the best release strategy from post-release movements and mortality patterns in an avian scavenger

Fozzi¹,

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Establishment of Barn Owls (Tyto alba javanica) in an Urban Area on Penang Island, Malaysia

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

The Use of Nest Boxes in Malaysia: Design and the Potential for Research and In-situ Conservation of Birds

The Use of Nest Boxes in Malaysia: Design and the Potential for Research and In-situ Conservation of Birds

Impact of Malaysian palm oil on sustainable development goals: co-benefits and trade-offs across mitigation strategies

Insights on the best release strategy from post-release movements and mortality patterns in an avian scavenger

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