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Barn owls are having a baby boom across Western Australia’s Midwest and Wheatbelt, fueled by last year’s massive mouse plague — a feast that let them raise multiple clutches of chicks. Now, as mice numbers drop with winter, these young owls face fierce competition for food and nests. Plus, fewer toxic rodenticides mean fewer accidental poisonings — but wildlife carers are already preparing for a wave of hungry, displaced owlets. It’s a wild, interconnected dance of nature — and if you spot an owl in trouble, just leave it be and call a local carer.

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