Neat new publication in @jappliedecology.bsky.social linking conservation and pest control / food safety - I really enjoyed handling this one!
Fabian A. Boetzl
🍒🪶Excited for our new article to come out in
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
We show that falcons attracted to orchards using nestboxes reduce food safety risks and crop damage from wild birds.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In the absence of American kestrels, there are more birds in orchards. This leads to increased crop damage and more bird faecal contamination.
