Waterfowl: Conservation And Management Flashcards
There are nearly…..species of waterfowl found in North America, all belonging to the ……family
50, Anatidae
In many species, …..pick the nesting site and the males follow, because of the energy required for laying
Females
What are the four essential breeding habitat most utilized by water fowl?
Prairie Pothole Region, the Northern great plains, the western boreal forest, artic rejoin, great lakes rejoin, north atlantic rejoin.
Temporary migratory habitats, called stopover sites, require resources for birds to replenish their ….. used during the grueling flights.
Energy stores
what are the 6 rejions important for migrating waterfowl?
Pacific northeast coast, klamath basin, great salt lakes marshes, upper mississippi river, southern great plains and the mid atlantic region.
Waterfowl seeks out habitats which provide them with …..
significant food
Hunting waterfowl and bird watching generates about …. a year on licensure, travel costs, firearms.
430 million
Population data was not tracked until the 20th century, though experts believe waterfowl populations were up to….times larger than current populations.
5
roosevelt and george bird grinnell began to notice and advocate for hunting regulations through establishing…………
hunting seasons, setting limits on harvest number, and banning commercial hunting.
sociologists predict hunting trends to…….exponentially, as particularly as current hunter age out of the sport
decrease
States have strugglled to fund conservation and management project and federal funding only accounts for …. of what i necessary to properly conserve habitats
5
what two species are threatened in alaska?
Spectacled Eider, Steller’s Eider.
Weeks Mclean Migratory Bird Act allowed the …..to set closed seasons for hunting
secretary of agricultue
what percent of stamp proceeds are administered by the Fish and wildlife service
98
The farm bill has all kinds of things in its important to waterfowl and wildlife conservation called….
Conservation provisions
by… the sustainable use and management of these private lands, the programs created through the bill drastically increased the ability to maintain health wildlife habitats.
Incintivising
In many degraded habitats, all factors may be deficient, but there will still be one limiting factor,…. the population size more than the remaining factors
Influencing
Ranch land and winter crop fields are both utilized by waterfowl for …
breeding
Enhancement strategies improve the state of a ….habitat
degraded
Waterfowl habitats are managed and overseen by both……..
Governmental agencies and conservation organiziations
Flyways are … management units for waterfowl in North America, forming collaborations between the fish and wildlife service and state wildlife management agencies.
Administrative
The plan effectively recognized waterfowl as an…….natural resource
international
management goals require surveys to be conducted to give scientist and accurate estimation of the size and health of waterfowl populations..
yearly
The united state geological survey-…….. division houses the bird banding lab, which is responsible for any banding projects in the united states.
Biological resources
Banding allows biologists to collect a wide variety of information on bird populations such as….
Learning migration patterns, understanding social structures, determining lifespan, survival and productivity of a population and even to study disease of toxiology affecting populations
