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Snowy Owl faces frosty future: classed as Vulnerable for the first time
They've been added to the IUCN Redlist as Vulnerable after going from around 200,000 individuals down to an estimated 5000 pairs (so around 10,000 birds if one assumes all pairs remain viable). Climate change is listed as one major cause as well as other environmental disruption/damage.
One to keep an eye on if you're photographing them and happen to notice any population fluctuations in your favoured spots/sites. As well as any local initiatives that you could take part in that might help them out (and others in their associated ecosystems)
They've been added to the IUCN Redlist as Vulnerable after going from around 200,000 individuals down to an estimated 5000 pairs (so around 10,000 birds if one assumes all pairs remain viable). Climate change is listed as one major cause as well as other environmental disruption/damage.
One to keep an eye on if you're photographing them and happen to notice any population fluctuations in your favoured spots/sites. As well as any local initiatives that you could take part in that might help them out (and others in their associated ecosystems)