HOOT Resources

HOOT stands for Help Our Owls Thrive!

Orange County Register (2022) – Can owls solve Irvine, Laguna Beach rat problems? This group intends to find out

The Biggest Little Farm (2018) – the wonderful film that inspired us to start The HOOT Group.

The Biggest Little Farm – The Return (2022) – available only on Disney+

OC Mosquito and Vector Control (July, 2020) ZOOM presentation on Rat Eradication Strategies
Raptors Are the Solution (August, 2020) ZOOM meeting about the dangers of rodenticides and how birds of prey can help with rodent management

OC Mosquito and Vector Control: rat prevention ideas and checking for rat activity
Raptors are the Solution (RATS): in addition to information about how raptors are helpful in urban rat control, there is information about the hazards of anticoagulant rodenticides and alternatives to rodenticides
Poison Free Malibu: really great resources
Hungry Owl Project: boxes and a bevy of information
All About Owls: great conservation info, stunning pix, and OWL CAMS!
NestWatch: information about nest boxes
CDC: rodents after a disaster

Parsons, M. (2023). To beat rats, follow the science: Five research-informed ways to control rodents in an urban environment. Vital City. https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/rat-control-in-urban-environments
Parsons, M.H., & Munshi-South, J. (2020). Better rat control in cities starts by changing human behavior. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/better-rat-control-in-cities-starts-by-changing-human-behavior-129232
RMC Consulting (2009). City park rat management programs. Pest Control Technology. https://www.pctonline.com/article/-vertebrate-pests–city-park-rat-management-programs/#:~:text=Trapping%20programs%2C%20if%20done%20by,trapped%20rats%20and%20reset%20traps