Rimouski is a first-winter male snowy owl found unable to fly with a dislocated elbow Nov. 20, 2024, near his namesake town of Rimouski in southern Québec. This tricky injury was successfully treated by veterinarian Dr. Guy Fitzgérald at Union Québécoise de Réhabilitation des Oiseaux de Proie (UQROP). Once Rimouski was fully recovered, Dr. Fitzgérald fitted him with a reduced-weight (30-gram) transmitter, part of a new project to determine how well rehabilitated snowy owls survive post-release. Rimouski was relocated Dec. 17, 2024, to a new location south of the St. Lawrence River and released, but we will not post a tracking map for him until he migrates north in the spring to ensure he is not disturbed. Rimouski’s transmitter was underwritten by generous contributions to Project SNOWstorm.
We are raising $15,000 this year for Snowy Owl research.
We're continuing our work this winter, learning more about these majestic Arctic predators, but we can't do it without your help. Your donation to Project SNOWstorm is tax-deductible through our institutional home, the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art in Pennsylvania, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
