As part of Geneva Peace Week, held from November 16 to 20, 2015, among dozens of events and conferences aimed at discussing and promoting peace, there was also talk of the barn owl—yes, that small bird of prey that clearly knows no borders. Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis all rely on it to combat devastating rodents. A program highlighting Switzerland’s “scientific diplomacy,” as detailed by Alexandre Roulin, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne.