Innovation and teamwork in the North American waterfowl management plan. Waterfowl Management Handbook

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5430094

Hohmann, K

North America's wetland ecosystems are ailing. One symptom is the steady decline in waterfowl populations. The 1988 data show a record low count of northern pintails. The year's fall flight index for all ducks was 66 million, far off the 1987 count of 74 million. Accompanying this was the continued large-scale destruction of wetlands. Between the mid-1950's and 1975, about 9 million acres of wetlands in the lower 48 States were converted to other uses. Today, the United States continues to lose wetlands at the rate of about 450,000 acres annually. Canada's wetlands are also succumbing to development and agriculture. The plan is the first continental program to battle loss of waterfowl and wetlands. In both the United States and Canada, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan is implemented through joint ventures. These joint ventures are teams of Federal, State, and private organizations that work in six regions across the United States. In Canada, there are two regional (Prairie Habitat, Eastern Habitat) and two species-oriented (Arctic Goose and Black Duck) joint ventures.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5430094
• Report Number(s): PB-89-224984/XAB; FISH/WILDLIFE-LEAFLT--13.2.2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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