Review and evaluation of the May waterfowl breeding ground survey / David C. Bowden
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TextPublication details: 1973.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Aerial surveys of the waterfowl breeding grounds in portions of Canada and the United States were first conducted by Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife personnel in 1947, but it was not until 1955 that the surveys became operational and included a major portion of the waterfowl breeding grounds. This survey program is undertaken annually on a cooperative basis by the Bureau, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and Provincial wildlife authorities. The May Breeding Ground Survey samples approximately 1.3 million square miles of waterfowl breeding habitat each year. The aerial crews have flown more than 500,000 miles of aerial transects since 1955. It is estimated that approximately $1.2 million of Bureau funds have been spent on this large-scale field data gathering program since 1955.
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Aerial surveys of the waterfowl breeding grounds in portions of Canada and the United States were first conducted by Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife personnel in 1947, but it was not until 1955 that the surveys became operational and included a major portion of the waterfowl breeding grounds. This survey program is undertaken annually on a cooperative basis by the Bureau, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and Provincial wildlife authorities. The May Breeding Ground Survey samples approximately 1.3 million square miles of waterfowl breeding habitat each year. The aerial crews have flown more than 500,000 miles of aerial transects since 1955. It is estimated that approximately $1.2 million of Bureau funds have been spent on this large-scale field data gathering program since 1955.