{"id":96132,"date":"2026-04-02T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=96132"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:49:11","slug":"snowy-owl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/snowy-owl\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowy Owl"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Snowy Owl Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the snowy owl has been designated for international protection by the U.N. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Snowy Owl<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, <\/span><b>white owl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the true owl family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly lives in the <\/span><b>Arctic in open, treeless areas called tundra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also be found in <\/span><b>coastal dunes and prairies,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> open moorland, meadows, marshes, and agricultural areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is native to <\/span><b>Arctic regions in North America and Eurasia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Snowy Owl<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many other owls, <\/span><b>Snowy owls are not nocturnal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can be seen hunting any time of the day or night.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>is a nomadic bird,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rarely breeding at the same locations or with the same mates on an annual basis and often not breeding at all if the prey is unavailable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These are<\/span><b> carnivores<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and feed on a wide variety of small mammals such as lemmings, meadow voles etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They use a \u2018<\/span><b>wallop\u2019 hunting method<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; swooping down and snatching prey with their strong talons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksn.com\/news\/national-world\/snowy-owl-cheetah-among-40-animal-species-granted-un-international-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KSN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowy owl is a large, white owl of the true owl family. 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