![]() Russian ornithologist, Sergey Surmach, and his team of woodsmen and staff were enormously helpful to Dr Slaght, acting as both teachers and guides, particularly during the search for viable populations, then improvise traps to the capture the owls so they can GPS tag them for the telemetry study.Īs we follow Dr Slaght’s story, we learn more about these owls how bonded pairs sing duets, how pairs need huge old-growth trees to nest in, how these birds are devoted parents, and how they can catch fish in rivers in the middle of the harshest winters. ![]() In this book, we accompany Slaght as a PhD student at the University of Minnesota, where he plans his research with the ultimate goal of designing a conservation plan to protect these enigmatic owls. Owl art based on illustration by Rachel Ivanyi. ![]() Owl art based on illustration by Rachel Ivanyi.) Cover design: Alex Merto based on original design by Eva Gabrielsen. ![]() (Cover design: Alex Merto based on original. Owls of the Eastern Ice, paperback cover, Picador, 2020. ![]()
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