Characteristics of the spring waterfowl hunt in the Mackenzie Delta
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: social sciences, biology, harvest, birds, reproduction, waterfowl
| Principal Investigator: | Bromley, Robert G. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12399 |
| Organization: | Department of Renewable Resources, GNWT |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | L. Day, W. Simon, L. Rogers |
Objective(s): To determine: (1) the sex, age and species composition of the harvest; (2) the reproductive status of adult-plumaged birds; and (3) the factors affecting the size of the harvest.
Project Description: The researcher is interested in determining how many and what kinds of ducks, geese and swans are shot in the spring, as well as how many of the adult females harvested have eggs developing in them. This research has received a Wildlife Research Permit # WL 001432. A licence from the Science Institute is issued in order that the researcher can receive support from the Inuvik Research Centre.
