Syd,
HANZAB states the following " FOOD: Carnivorous; specialized in taking medium
to large-sized arboreal mammals, mainly Common Ringtail Possums and Greater
Gliders; also roosting birds and occasionally large beetles. Mammals take
mostly in weight range of 50 - 100% of adult Owl body-weight (Kavavagh 1997)."
The two Powerful Owls that resided in the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney mostly
fed on Rattus rattus with the occasional Grey Headed Flying Fox and Ring-tailed
possum.
Regards,
Alan Leishman,
Plant Sciences,
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Mrs Macquaries Road,
Sydney, NSW 2565
Tel: (02) 9231 8166
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>>> Syd Curtis <> 01/30/02 11:50pm >>>
Laurie wrote re Kangaroo Island:
> From: Laurie & Leanne Knight <>
>
> The question is, bearing in mind the dangers of introducing species,
> what would be the impact of establishing a population of powerful owls
> on the island to contol the nocturnal marsupials?
Owls were introduced to Lord Howe Island in the hope of controlling rats,
but found birds much easier to get. Do powerful owls eat only mammals?
Syd
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