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Avian Influenza Watch Continues |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and State wildlife agencies in all four flyways continue to lead the effort to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in migratory birds, should it ever reach North America. The Service has produced a brochure that describes these efforts and how you can help.
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FWS Announces Liberal Waterfowl Season |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces a liberal waterfowl season for 2008. In three flyways, the Service Regulations Committee recommends closing the canvasback season due to low populations and restricting scaup harvest due to long-term population declines. Given increasing wood duck populations, the Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways would get an extra wood duck in the daily bag limit. Read more... |
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2008 Status of Waterfowl Report Released |
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 Final results from the 2008 Waterfowl Population Status reports are now available. The total duck population was 37.3 million birds, 9 percent lower than the 2007 estimate but 11 percent above the 1955-2007 average.
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Preliminary Harvest Estimates Available |
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More than 14.5 million ducks were harvested in the United States during the 2007-2008 waterfowl hunting season, according to preliminary estimates by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is up from 13.8 million ducks harvested the previous season. Hunters harvested almost 3.7 million geese, similar to the 2006-2007 estimate. These figures come from a report called Migratory bird hunting activity and harvest during the 2007 and 2008 hunting seasons. The Service generates the estimates contained in this report based on surveys of selected waterfowl hunters through the cooperative State-Federal Harvest Information Program. Read more... |
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Duck Numbers and Habitat Survey Available |
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Preliminary results for the 2008 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey are now available. The estimate of 37.3 million birds represents a 9% decline over last year’s estimate of 41.2
million birds, but remains 11% above the 1955-2007 long-term average. Total pond counts showed a 37% decrease from 2007 estimates. Note: Estimates sometimes change between the preliminary numbers and final results.
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