A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East.

A long-running conservation project centered on barn owls has fostered cooperation between Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian researchers despite regional conflicts. Scientists from 12 countries met in Greece last week to discuss the initiative, which began in the 1980s in Israel and has since expanded across the Middle East.

Scientists from across the Middle East are working together to save an unlikely symbol of hope: the barn owl. View on euronews