The Snow Harfang, a Threatened Emblem

Although it is not the most common in our territories, the snow harfang remains the avian emblem of Quebec. It is now added to the long list of threatened species according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Until recently, the elegant bird of the strigidae family (Owls, Owls, Nyctals...) was still classified as non-risk species by the Committee. "Many birds are declining. Harfang is no exception," says Or…

Although it is not the most common in our territories, the snow harfang remains the avian emblem of Quebec. It is now added to the long list of threatened species according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Until recently, the elegant bird of the strigidae family (Owls, Owls, Nyctals...) was still classified as non-risk species by the Committee. On the North Shore, one can have the chance to observe it wh…

Although it is not the most common in our territories, the snow harfang remains the avian emblem of Quebec. It is now added to the long list of threatened species according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Until recently, the elegant bird of the strigidae family (Owls, Owls, Nyctals...) was still classified as non-risk species by the Committee. On the North Shore, one can have the chance to observe it wh…

Although it is not the most common in our territories, the snow harfang remains the avian emblem of Quebec. It is now added to the long list of threatened species according to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Until recently, the elegant bird of the strigidae family (Owls, Owls, Nyctals...) was still classified as non-risk species by the Committee. On the North Shore, one can have the chance to observe it wh…