one less vole
Owls and hawks eat a lot of voles and control numbers of these destructive rodents. When populations explode Great Grey owls are known to irrupt from the northern boreal forest and gorge on the pests. In winter, voles often feed on the bark of young saplings and fruit trees, frequently girding them and thus preventing forest regeneration after fire or logging operations. They can also wreak havoc on gardens and lawns in the summer. They can give birth to multiple litters of about 5 pups a year under ideal conditions.
one less vole
Owls and hawks eat a lot of voles and control numbers of these destructive rodents. When populations explode Great Grey owls are known to irrupt from the northern boreal forest and gorge on the pests. In winter, voles often feed on the bark of young saplings and fruit trees, frequently girding them and thus preventing forest regeneration after fire or logging operations. They can also wreak havoc on gardens and lawns in the summer. They can give birth to multiple litters of about 5 pups a year under ideal conditions.