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In the 1930s and 1940s, the little owl was the most abundant owl in the Czech Republic. Its population numbered tens of thousands of breeding pairs. However, the development of the economy has brought changes that are deadly for these little owls. Intensification of agriculture, use of poisons and pesticides, loss of low grassy areas, removal of old trees, increase in car traffic and others. The number of little owl s in the Czech Republic has been falling sharply in recent decades. Today, the little owl is on the list of critically endangered protected species, and only a few dozen breeding pairs are monitored in the Czech Republic. Our project focuses on the protection of this endangered species. Our activities mainly include: construction and security of nesting sites, management of roadsides, monitoring, removal of anthropogenic traps or education of the public and farmers in the area of owl protection. The aim of the project is to start the implementation of the approved Action Plan for Little Owl (Athene noctua) in the Czech Republic (AOPK CR 2020) and to fulfill its medium-term goals, ie. to reverse the declining trend in abundance of the species in Czechia.