MINNESOTA (Valley News Live ... They also say crowds of people observing owls from the side of the roads could affect vole and mice activity. To ensure the safety of both people and owls ...

The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center said this week ... "Boreals and great greys rely on the red-backed vole and other rodents for their sustenance. When there is a decline in rodents ...

The range is from the northeastern Minnesota to northeastern Canada and southward in the U. S. to North Carolina and Tennessee. Within this geographic area, the rock vole occurs in small populations ...