Distribution, abundance, productivity, survival and habitat of white-fronted geese, Canada geese, Pacific brant and tundra swans in the Inuvialuit Region.
Principal Investigator: Hines, Jim (1)
Licence Number: 12325
Organization: CWS
Licensed Year(s): 1993
Issued: Jan 01, 1993
Project Team: M. Callan, R. Cotter, M. Fournier, D. Kay, 2-3 others to be determined

Objective(s): To determine areas of importance to Pacific brant, greater white-fronted geese, Canada geese, tundra swans in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR); to determine numbers of the above-mentioned species in these areas; to determine the fall and winter distribution as well as annual suvival rates of Pacific brant, white-fronted geese and Canada geese from the ISR.

Project Description: Data on the distribution, abundance, survival/mortality, and productivity are essential for the sound management of wildlife populations but there is a critical lack of such information for white-fronted geese, Canada geese, Pacific brant and tundra swan populations from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Helicopter surveys, ground counts and banding/neck collaring will help to determine distribution, abundance, migration routes and mortality.