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[Headlines] (HL-과학/기술/교육) Indonesian Village Uses Owls to Protect Crops
최고관리자  |  17-11-11 13:38

To make room for agriculture, trees and other plants are often cleared away so that farmers have space to grow crops. The clearing of forests forces many animals from their homes. They often flee the area in search of a new place to live. There is a big downside to that. Some of those animals are natural predators. They control pest populations. They can help to clear the fields of rats, mice, and other rodents that eat and damage crops. This happened at one small farming village in Indonesia. After land was cleared for farming, rats and mice began appearing in large numbers. Villagers tried to target the animals by smoking them out and hunting them. But the villagers were unsuccessful. So, one farmer decided to try another method -- a natural one. Pujo Arto brought owls to his farm. Owls, after all, are experts at hunting rodents. It is what they do. And it worked! However, Pujo Arto didn't stop with his own field. He set up a Natural Predator Program. Now, owls are busy catching rats and mice in the fields around the village of Tlogoweru. There is a huge upside: no need for chemical pesticides, which can harm not only rodents, but other creatures.
* make room for ~ = ~을 위해 자리[장소, 공간, 길]를 비키다[만들다], 자리를 양보하다/ agriculture = 농업/ clear away = 청소하다, ~을 치우다/ grow crops = 작물을 재배하다/ flee = 달아나다, 도망하다/ in search of ~ = ~을 찾아서/ downside = 불리한[덜 긍정적인] 면/ natural predator = 자연적 포식자, 천적/ pest population = 해충 개체군/ clear A of B = A에서 B를 제거하다[없애다]/ rodent = 설치류(쥐, 토끼처럼 앞니가 날카로운 동물)/ villager = (시골) 마을 사람/ smoke ~ out = (어떤 공간에) 연기를 피워 ~을 나오게 하다/ expert (at/in/on ~) = (~에) 전문가/ set up = ~을 설립[시작]하다/ upside = (전반적으로 나쁜 상황의 비교적) 괜찮은[긍정적인] 면/ chemical pesticide = 화학 살충제[농약] 

In 2011, the Indonesian man began setting up boxes where the owls live. He is also raising owlets in the village. After about four months, the young birds are released. These facilities have raised more than owls. They have also raised awareness in the community about the importance of owls. "We raised awareness within our community by building homes for these owls. At the same time, government officials helped to create laws to protect these owls." In addition to controlling pests naturally, there is another upside to the program. His village is now a popular stop for eco-tourists. People interested in learning more about owls, wildlife protection and natural pest control come to his village to learn more.
* owlet = 올빼미[부엉이] 새끼/ release = (잡고 있거나 막혀 있던 것을) 놓아 주다[날려 보내다/방출하다]/ raise awareness (about/of ~) = (~에 대한) 의식[인지도]을 높이다/ in addition to ~ = ~에 더하여, ~일 뿐 아니라/ eco-tourist = 생태 관광객/ wildlife protection = 야생 동식물 보호