snowy
COMMON NAME SNOWY OWL
SCIENTIFIC NAME Nyctea scandiaca
HEIGHT 530mm to 660mm
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION Arctic regions
HABITAT Tundra, bare rocky ground
DIET Lemmings, rabbits, hares, rats, moles, voles, pikas, ground squirrel, pheasants, partridge, grebe and gulls
STATUS Widespread, locally frequent to very scarce

THESE ARE THE SNOWY OWLS WE HAVE AT THE SANCTUARY

NAME SEX HATCHED STATUS
ARCTICA UNKNOWN 2003 HAND TAME
FROSTY FEMALE 1993 BREEDING OWL
JACQ MALE 1997 BREEDING OWL

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