Brendon Samuels, PhD candidate in biology, with the barn swallow structure on the Western campus. (Brendon Samuels)
Brendon Samuels, PhD candidate in biology, with the barn swallow structure on the Western campus. (Brendon Samuels) - Somewhere in the southwest corner of Western's campus is a site which could be a template for the conservation of bird species at risk in North America. The barn swallow structure is a wooden installation designed to resemble a barn, with one noticeable difference: it does not have a floor. Its intended occupants do not need it. The structure was built in the fall, under the leadership of Brendon Samuels, PhD candidate in biology. The project is being supported by WWF-Canada , University Students' Council , the Society of Graduate Students , the Advanced Facility for Avian Research and Bird Friendly London/Nature London. The 'barn' provides an alternate location for barn swallows to breed without interference from humans or predators, and its success will mark a solution to a problem which took years to be fully understood.
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