overview of snowy owl

1. Snowy
owl

2. ● They are found year-round in the Arctic regions of
North America and Eurasia, they can also be spotted
on the tree line of northern Canada.
● Some of the food they eat are: lemmings, Arctic fox,
Arctic hares, mice, ducks and seabirds.
● During the nesting season, eggs and chicks may be
subject to predation by swift-flying, predatory relatives
of gulls or by arctic foxes. But the adults are well
equipped to defend against these threats.

3. ● Average life span is 2-4 years in the wild, but up to nine years in captivity.
● It is estimated that there are fewer than 30,000 adults remaining in North
America and fewer than 200,000 globally.
● Length 63 – 73 cm
● Mass is about 2 km
● Global warming is one of the most important reason of them being endanger!

4. ● People hunt and kill owls because it easier to kill
them and take their feathers, rather than catching
them and trying to pull off their feathers.
● NCC has a “snowy owl protection”
● We as individual would try to bring down our own
climate footprint.
● We could also make the animals that snowy owls
eat more available for them.