Science news articles about 'snowy owls'

... studies could lead to a radical re-thinking about how the snowy owl fits into the Northern ecosystem. "Six of ... study area this past summer," said Gauthier. "The owls had no problems raising young, so ...

Island bird watchers are catching glimpses of an unusual number of snowy owls this year.

Wildlife satellite studies could lead to a radical re-thinking about how the snowy owl fits into the Northern ecosystem. "Six of the adult females that we followed in a satellite study spent most of ...

Driven south by a lack of food, there are about 10 times as many snowy owls as usual on P.E.I. this year, but they are not having much luck on the Island.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Biologists say an increase in snowy owl sightings in the South suggests that the arctic species did so well in its northern breeding grounds last year ...

Male and female snowy owl are spotted on an island, raising expectations they will be the UK's first breeding pair in 30 years.

... journal Nature. Their dwindling numbers could explain the dramatic decline in some animals higher in the food chain, including arctic foxes and snowy owls...