Posted 4/1/2024, 2:36:48 PM
Great Gray Owls Thrive Near Human Populations, Challenging Pristine Wilderness Myth
- Researchers found that great gray owls live much closer to human populations and development than previously thought
- Study used AI and machine learning to model suitable owl habitats based on 100+ environmental predictors
- Modeling showed owls congregate near human structures like cities, roads, pipeline
- Study challenges myth that owls only live in remote, pristine wilderness untouched by humans
- Research provides a new, more accurate picture of where great gray owls actually live