'Tis the Season to Be Owlly
Category: ENVIRONMENT
We are in the midst of a major irruption of the snowy owl in the east. Such irruptions, which occur every couple of years in the lower 48, are generally due to low populations levels of its mainstay Arctic prey, lemmings -- particularly the collared lemming.
By Cristián Samper, Contributor
President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2013-12-22