
Snowy Owl nesting cam now live!
Special thanks to explore.org! It is not easy to set up a live camera streaming 24/7 from the Arctic tundra, but the amazing folks at...


Update from Alaska: "It's a tough year on the tundra"
July 5, 2022 Today we heard from Denver and got an update on how the 2022 Snowy Owl breeding season is going: So far only one Snowy Owl...


The 2022 Snowy Owl Breeding Season Begins!
A short video update from ORI founder and president Denver Holt ahead of the 2022 Snowy Owl breeding season: *Note: video posted on...


Q&A with Pete Ripmaster
Pete Ripmaster is an ultrarunner, world-class adventurer, keynote speaker, and running coach. He’s also dedicating himself to ORI’s Snowy...


ORI’s Snowy Owl Research Project: 30 years and counting
The Owl Research Institute (ORI) launched the Snowy Owl Breeding Ecology and Lemming Population Study in 1992. Every year since then ORI...


Satellite Tracking Update
There's exciting news from the North as we continue to track the movements of three young snowy owls, from their nest site through their...


Adopt a Banded Snowy Owl Chick!
Snowy Owl chicks from the 2018 breeding season are now banded! As a result, we have a limited number of chicks to be adopted! These...


See the patch of bare skin? It's a brood patch
The first time I saw a brood patch - especially visible on a Snowy Owl - I was mystified and concerned. It just didn't look right. I went...


Snowy Owl nest footage
This video footage was shot by Ly Dang at a Snowy Owl nest near Utqiagvik, Alaska last week. Snowy Owls flush from the nest very easily...

Snowy Owl Breeding Research
Now in its 27th year, our Snowy Owl Breeding Research project is the longest running breeding study in North America. Snowy Owls did not...