2019 Canadian NAWMP Report

September 2019 nawmp.wetlandnetwork.ca HabitatMatters 2019 Canadian NAWMP Report

“Blue – Canvasback” from the 2019 Canadian Wildlife ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ƚĂŵƉƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ ƌƟƐƚ͗ůĂƵĚĞdŚŝǀŝĞƌŐĞ

North American Waterfowl Management Plan —— Plan nord-américain de gestion de la sauvagine —— Plan de Manejo de Aves Acuáticas Norteamérica TableContents of

1 About the NAWMP 2 EĂƟŽŶĂůKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ 2 Accomplishments 3 ǆƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ

4 North American Wetlands ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ͗ĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ 30 Years of Success

6 Habitat Joint Ventures 7 Eastern Habitat Joint Venture 13 Prairie Habitat Joint Venture 18 Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture 22 WĂĐŝĮĐŝƌĚƐ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ

28 Species Joint Ventures 29 ƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 32 Sea Duck Joint Venture 34 ůĂĐŬƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ

36 Partners NAWMP DĂůůĂƌĚƐ͘ dŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWͿ ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ:ĂƌũŽƵƌ ŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƐƚƌŽŶŐďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘DĞǆŝĐŽďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐŝŐŶĂƚŽƌǇƚŽƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĂŶĚ EtDWǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƵƉĚĂƚĞŝŶϭϵϵϰ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞEtDW ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĞǆƚĞŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞEtDWĞŶŐĂŐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŽĨƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůƐŽŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚǀĂůƵŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͘ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘

/Ŷϭϵϴϲ͕ƚŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŚŝƐ ^ŝŶĐĞŝƚƐĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞEtDW͛ƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ůĂǇŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇŽĨĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐ ŬĞǇŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂ͕ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚDĞǆŝĐŽ͘dŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚǁŝĚĞͲƌĂŶŐŝŶŐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͗ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ Terminology used in this report ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƐǇƐƚĞŵƐŝŶƚŽƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͖ĂŶĚ Securement dŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚƟƚůĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞīŽƌƚƐĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ;ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϭϬͲǇĞĂƌͿůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŶŽƚĂďůĞ͘DĂŶǇǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůǇůĂƌŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚĂůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌ͘ ŶŽǁƚŚĂŶƚŚĞǇǁĞƌĞŝŶϭϵϴϲ͕ĂŶĚEtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚƚŽĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶďǇůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚŽƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ /ŶĂŶĂĚĂ͕EtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚďǇƉƵďůŝĐʹ ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ Enhancement ŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞEtDW͘ĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚ ĐƟŽŶƐĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚŽŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ sĞŶƚƵƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂů ƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ĂŶĚůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ Management ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶWůĂŶƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŽŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽ EtDW͛ƐŐŽĂůƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽŶƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚŽƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ sĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĨŽƌŵƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐŽĨĞĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘

2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 1 National

>ŽŶŐͲƚĂŝůĞĚƵĐŬ͘ ŶƚŚŽŶǇĞƌĂĨĂ Accomplishments by Habitat Joint Ventures (1986–2019) ϮϮ͘ϴ ϭϲϳ͘ϭ ϯ͘ϱ Million acres of habitat secured DŝůůŝŽŶĂĐƌĞƐŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ Million acres of habitat enhanced (9.2 Million hectares) (67.6 Million hectares) (1.4 Million hectares) /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚƟƚůĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐ ŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌ ĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ ďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ;ϭϬͲǇĞĂƌŵŝŶŝŵƵŵͿ͘ ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ Accomplishments by Habitat Joint Ventures (2018–2019) ϱϰϵ͘ϭ ϯϱϴ͘ϳ ϯϱϲ͘ϱ Thousand acres of habitat secured dŚŽƵƐĂŶĚĂĐƌĞƐŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ Thousand acres of habitat enhanced (222.2 Thousand hectares) (145.1 Thousand hectares) (144.3 Thousand hectares)

EŽƚĞ͗DĂŶĂŐĞĚĂĐƌĞƐǁŝůůŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌďĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƌĞĚƵŶĚĂŶƚĚĂƚĂ͕ĂƐĂůůŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂĐƌĞƐŽĐĐƵƌŽŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚůĂŶĚ͘

2 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Expenditures ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ

ǇĂĐƟǀŝƚǇϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϵ /ŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞEtDWŝŶĂŶĂĚĂϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϵ ($2,497 M CAD) ($2,522 M CAD)

U.S. Non-Federal $548 M

Securement U.S. Federal $1,084 M $669 M

Inﬂuence Other Acvies1 Total U.S. $191 M $367 M $1,217 M

Enhancement $330 M

Management $328 M Total 3 Habitat JV Science Species JV $2,522 M $106 M Acvies2 1 Coordinaon, communicaon, $91 M policy and crop damage 2 Banding, survey and research

dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐEtDW Total Canadian ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞŶĂďůĞĚďǇƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ $1,305 M of partners in both Canada and the United States, including federal, provincial/territorial and state ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƵŶĚĞƌ Canadian Other ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͛ϭϵϴϵEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĞƚůĂŶĚƐ $572 M ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ has been integral to the success and Canadian Federal longevity of the Canadian program. $402 M

ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϵĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌǇϭ͕ϭϵϴϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϵƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ Canadian Provincial & Territorial ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϴƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϵƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ $331 M 3 Includes $0.24 M in internaonal contribuons

2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 3 Celebrating 30 Years of Success

EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶWŝŶƚĂŝů͘ >ŝůǇĂŵƉďĞůů dŚĞǇĞĂƌϭϵϴϵƐĂǁƐŽŵĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐĂƚĂƐƚƌŽƉŚĞƐ͕ďŽƚŚĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŽŐĞŶŝĐĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞǆǆŽŶsĂůĚĞǌŽŝůƐƉŝůůĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĂŶ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞ͘ ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͕ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ ZŝŽĂƌƚŚ^ƵŵŵŝƚŝŶϭϵϵϮǁŚĞƌĞĂůůŶĂƟŽŶƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞ ZŝŽĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶŽŶͲďŝŶĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚŽĨďƌŽĂĚƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĨŽƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƉŽůŝĐǇ͘ůƐŽƚĂŬŝŶŐŇŝŐŚƚǁĂƐƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ ;EtͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďǇƚŚĞh͘^͘ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐĂŶĚƉĂƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŽůĂǁŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌϭϯ͕ϭϵϴϵ͘

dŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞĨŽƌEtǁĂƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞďŽƚŚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŚĞŶƚŚƌĞĞͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWͿ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͘DĞǆŝĐŽũŽŝŶĞĚEtDWŝŶϭϵϵϰ͘ŵĂũŽƌ ŝŵƉĞƚƵƐƚŽEtǁĂƐĂƉƌŽƚƌĂĐƚĞĚĚƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϴϬƐƚŚĂƚƐĞǀĞƌĞůǇĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚ NAWCA has been a ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐǁĞƌĞďĞŝŶŐĮůůĞĚŝŶĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚƚŽ steadfast pillar for wetland ŽƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƐŽŵĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂĚĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůǇŝŶũƵƐƚ conservation in North ŽǀĞƌĂĚĞĐĂĚĞ͘&ŽƌĞǆĂŵƉůĞ͕ĨƌŽŵϭϵϳϬƚŽϭϵϴϱ͕ƚŚĞďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨůƵĞͲ ǁŝŶŐĞĚdĞĂůĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚďǇϭ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶďŝƌĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽĨDĂůůĂƌĚĂŶĚWŝŶƚĂŝů America and a model for ĚĞĐůŝŶĞĚďǇϯ͘ϮŵŝůůŝŽŶĂŶĚϯ͘ϰŵŝůůŝŽŶďŝƌĚƐƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůǇ͘ international cooperation. ^ŝŶĐĞŝƚƐŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͕EtŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂƐƚĞĂĚĨĂƐƚƉŝůůĂƌĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŝŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂĂŶĚĂŵŽĚĞůĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŽǀĞƌĂƌĐŚŝŶŐŐŽĂů ĨŽƌEtDWĂŶĚEtŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐůĞĂƌ͗ďƌŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶEŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϳϬƐ͘/ŶƚŚƌĞĞĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ŵƵĐŚŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚŝƐŐŽĂůǁŝƚŚĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϯϬŵŝůůŝŽŶĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϮŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ;ŝŶĂůůϱϬƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕ĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚ ŝŶĂƌĞĂƐŽĨDĞǆŝĐŽͿďĞŶĞĮƫŶŐĨƌŽŵEtĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ

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ĮŐƵƌĞŚĂƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂůůůĞǀĞůƐŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĨŽƌůŝǀŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĨŽŽĚ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘ ǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚĞŶĞƌŐǇŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞŽŶĐĞͲĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ The NAWMP is considered one of the most successful ŝŶƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĂŶĂĚĂŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐĞĚŝŶƋƵĂŶƟƚǇĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ͘/ŶƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶKŶƚĂƌŝŽ͕ϲϴйŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ have been converted from their natural state to support th KŶDĂǇϲ͕ϮϬϭϵ͕Et͛ƐϯϬ ĂŶŶŝǀĞƌƐĂƌǇǁĂƐĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐ͘^ŝŵŝůĂƌůǇ͕ĂďŽƵƚϳϱйŽĨƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶDĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͛Ɛ ŝŶĂĐŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƟǀĞďĂŶƋƵĞƚǁŝƚŚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϳϬϬŐƵĞƐƚƐĂƚ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƉƌĂŝƌŝĞƉŽƚŚŽůĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌĞǆŝƐƚ͘/ŶƚŚĞ ĂŶĂŶŶƵĂůƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĞǀĞŶƚŽŶĂƉŝƚŽů,ŝůů͕tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ EŽƌƚŚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŵŽƐƚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞŝŶƚĂĐƚ͘dŚĞǀĂƐƚďŽƌĞĂů ͘͘dŚĞŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚƚŚĞĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇǀĂůƵĞƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƌĞŐŝŽŶĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚůĂƐŬĂĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ŚĂƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĐƌŽƐƐͲďŽƌĚĞƌĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇ ĂƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞϯϱйŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚĂƐŵĂŶǇĂƐ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͕ŶŽƚũƵƐƚĨŽƌďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚďŝƌĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐďƵƚĨŽƌ ϭϮʹϭϰŵŝůůŝŽŶĚƵĐŬƐďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ ůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĞƐ͘Et͛ƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶΨϲϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ͘dŚĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ dŚĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇƵƉĚĂƚĞĚƌĞƉŽƌƚ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐŝƌĚƐϮϬϭϵ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐƚŚĂƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƌĞĐŽǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĐŽǀĞƌĂĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĂƌĞĂŽĨĂďŽƵƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚďǇϭϱϬйŝŶĂŶĂĚĂƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϳϬ͘dŚŝƐŝƐĂ ϮϲŵŝůůŝŽŶĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϬ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ͘ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇďŝƌĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͛ĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚŝƐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨƌĞďŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚŝƚƐǁĞƚůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐŚĂǀĞƉůĂǇĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůĂůǁĂǇƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝƐƚĞƐƚĂŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƉůĂǇĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůƌŽůĞŝŶǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ĂƐǁĞůů ĨƵŶĚƐ͕ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŽǁĞƚůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁŽƌŬŝŶ ĂƐĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ĂŶĂĚĂ͕ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚDĞǆŝĐŽŚĂǀĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐůŝƐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶ ĐŽŵĞĨĂƌŝŶũŽŝŶƚĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ ŚŽƌƵƐ&ƌŽŐ͕ƚŚĞĂŶŬ^ǁĂůůŽǁĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƉŽƩĞĚdƵƌƚůĞ͘ ǁŚĞƌĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚĂůůǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĐĂŶ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀŝƚĂůĞĐŽƐǇƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐǁĂƚĞƌ ƚŚƌŝǀĞ͘ƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĨĂĐĞƐŶĞǁĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇƵƌŐĞŶƚ ĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ŇŽŽĚĂŶĚĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ƚŚŝƐƚǇƉĞŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞǁŽƌŬŵƵƐƚŐŽ ĨƌŽŵƐƚŽƌŵƐƵƌŐĞƐ͕ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞŽĨŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŐĂƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƐ ŽŶĂŶĚ͕ŝĨĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘ ĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĐŽǀĞƌ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϭϯйŽĨůĂŶĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶĞǀĞƌǇ ďŝŽŵĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚƵŶĚƌĂƚŽƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŝŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶ͘ dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐĚŝǀĞƌƐĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŵĂŬĞƵƉĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ϮϱйŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͘ǀĞŶƐŽ͕ǁŝƚŚŚƵŵĂŶ

2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 5 Habitat

DŝƐĐŽƵ͕EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͘ dŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ DŝŬĞĞŵďĞĐŬ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ planning, science, governance, partnerships and management to ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞEtDWŐŽĂůƐŝŶĂŶĂĚĂƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞͲďĂƐĞĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶWůĂŶŝƐĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐůŽĐĂů͕ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂůŐŽĂůƐ͘:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂĐƟǀĞůǇ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚĞůŝǀĞƌ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂƚĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞů͘

Paciﬁc Birds Habitat Joint Venture (PBHJV) Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV) Prairie Habitat Joint Venture (PHJV) Western Boreal Forest (part of PHJV) Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (EHJV)

6 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Eastern Habitat

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2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 7 KǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϯϬǇĞĂƌƐ͕hĂŶĚƚŚĞ,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŚĂǀĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŽŶǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚďǇƚŚĞĐůĞĂƌ ůŝŶŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŝŶĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚďŝƌĚƐŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚůĂŶƟĐĂŶĚ DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ&ůǇǁĂǇƐ͘,:sĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨƌŽŵŵĂŶǇĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚŚĞƌĞ͘ The States Contributions ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĂŶĂĚĂWƌŽŐƌĂŵ to Canada Program has dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕hĂŶĚƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ;hͿƐĞĞŬƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵ resulted in over ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƚĂƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝĂŶĚƚůĂŶƟĐ&ůǇǁĂǇƐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ US$85 million invested ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĨĂĐŝŶŐŽƵƌƐŚĂƌĞĚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘^ŝŶĐĞŝƚƐŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶŝŶϭϵϲϱ͕ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĂŶĂĚĂWƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĂƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŽǀĞƌh^ΨϭϭŵŝůůŝŽŶƚŽǁĂƌĚ into EHJV waterfowl ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚůĞǀĞƌĂŐŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ breeding grounds. ŝŶŽǀĞƌh^ΨϴϱŵŝůůŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŽ,:sǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͘dŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĂŶĂĚĂWƌŽŐƌĂŵƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŶŽŶͲĨĞĚĞƌĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƐƚĂƚĞĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƚŚĂƚŝƐŵĂƚĐŚĞĚďǇhĂŶĚŵĂƚĐŚĞĚĂŐĂŝŶďǇĨĞĚĞƌĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ;EtͿ͘&ŝŶĂůůǇ͕ƚŚĞĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĚďǇ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ͕ϭϵƐƚĂƚĞƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞŶŽŶͲĨĞĚĞƌĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐŽĨ ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶh^ΨϲϮϱ͕ϬϬϬĂŶŶƵĂůůǇƚŽƚŚĞ,:s͘

American Friends of Canadian Nature &ŽƌŵĞƌůǇŬŶŽǁŶĂƐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞEĂƚƵƌĞ Conservancy of Canada, American Friends of Canadian EĂƚƵƌĞ;&EͿŝƐĂh͘^͘ĐŚĂƌŝƚǇƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ in Canada through cross-border strategies. Similarly to the ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĂŶĂĚĂWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕h͘^͘ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ&EĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŶŽŶͲĨĞĚĞƌĂůŵĂƚĐŚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌ EtĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƌĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂďǇƚŚĞ EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ;EͿͶĂΨϭĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƚŽ &EĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞΨϰĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͘ ŽŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŽ&EĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͕ enhancement and management of key waterfowl habitat ŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͘ZĞĐĞŶƚůǇ͕&EĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞDƵƐƋƵĂƐŚƐƚƵĂƌǇŶĂƚƵƌĞƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐEĞǁ ƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͛ƐDƵƐƋƵĂƐŚƐƚƵĂƌǇDĂƌŝŶĞWƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚƌĞĂ͘dŽ DƵƐƋƵĂƐŚƐƚƵĂƌǇŶĂƚƵƌĞƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͘ ĚĂƚĞ͕ƚŚĞEŚĂƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚŽǀĞƌϱ͕ϱϬϬĂĐƌĞƐ;Ϯ͕ϮϮϱŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚ DŝŬĞĞŵďĞĐŬ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ ĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶƚŚĞDƵƐƋƵĂƐŚƐƚƵĂƌǇƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵ&E͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐEĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞĂƐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ WƌŽŐƌĂŵĂŶĚĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů'ŝŌƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨEĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ ĂŶĚƚŚĞh͘^͘&ŝƐŚĂŶĚtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚEt͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨƌŽŵŵĂŶǇĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘ dŚŝƐƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĂǇŽĨ&ƵŶĚǇ͛ƐůĂƐƚƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐƌŝǀĞƌĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐ and encompasses important habitat for numerous waterfowl and shorebird ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶůĂĐŬƵĐŬ͕ŽŵŵŽŶŝĚĞƌ͕ƐĐŽƚĞƌƐ͕ůĂĐŬ 'ƵŝůůĞŵŽƚ͕ŽŵŵŽŶ>ŽŽŶ͕WƵƌƉůĞ^ĂŶĚƉŝƉĞƌĂŶĚ^ĞŵŝƉĂůŵĂƚĞĚ^ĂŶĚƉŝƉĞƌ͘ dŚĞĞƐƚƵĂƌǇ͛ƐĞǆƉĂŶƐŝǀĞĐŽĂƐƚĂůŵĂƌƐŚĞƐ͕ŵƵĚŇĂƚƐĂŶĚƌŽĐŬǇƐŚŽƌĞƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇďŝƌĚƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůǇĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂůůŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͘

8 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report dŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĂŶĂĚĂ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĞůƉƐhĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ,:s͛Ɛ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŐŽĂůƐďǇƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŵƵĐŚͲ ŶĞĞĚĞĚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶ ƚŚĞĐƌŝƟĐĂůďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĨŽƌďŝƌĚƐŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞŇǇǁĂǇƐ͘ĂĐŚƐƚĂƚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐŐƌŽƵŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͗ the birds produced in these habitats ŵŝŐƌĂƚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚǇĨĂůůŇŝŐŚƚƐŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů ĨŽƌďŝƌĚĞƌƐĂŶĚŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͘dŚĞďŝƌĚƐƚŚĞŶ ĂůƐŽǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶŵĂŶǇŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘ EŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͕ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ŚĂƐĂƐƚƌŽŶŐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚh͛ƐƚůĂŶƟĐĂŶĂĚĂ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶǁŽƌŬ͘ ƵůĂĐDĂƌƐŚ͕EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͘ ƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission EŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂtŝůĚůŝĨĞZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ;EtZͿŚĂƐĨƵŶĚĞĚh͛ƐĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐŝŶĂŶĂĚĂƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϲϵ͘/ŶϭϵϳϮ͕EtZ ĨƵŶĚĞĚĂƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂƚEĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͛ƐƵůĂĐDĂƌƐŚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƚŽĚĂǇŝƐĂ ƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌǇĨŽƌŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŵŝŐƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ZƵĚĚǇƵĐŬƐ͕WŝŶƚĂŝůƐ͕'ƌĞĞŶͲǁŝŶŐĞĚdĞĂů͕ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶůĂĐŬƵĐŬƐ͕'ĂĚǁĂůů͕ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ tŝŐĞŽŶ͕ZŝŶŐͲŶĞĐŬĞĚƵĐŬƐ͕'ƌĞďĞƐĂŶĚŽŵŵŽŶĂŶĚZĞĚͲďƌĞĂƐƚĞĚDĞƌŐĂŶƐĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶhĂŶĚEtZŚĂƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚĂŶŶƵĂůůǇǁŝƚŚĨƵŶĚƐŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚůŽĐĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞDĂƌŝƟŵĞƐ͘

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hƐƚĂƌƚĞĚƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ĂŝŶƚ:ŽŚŶZŝǀĞƌĂƌĞĂŝŶƚŚĞϭϵϳϬƐƚŽŚĞůƉ ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůŽƐƐĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͘/ŶĨĂůůϮϬϭϴ͕ EtZĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽƐĞŶĚŝŶŐĂƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌWŝƩŵĂŶͲZŽďĞƌƚƐŽŶĨƵŶĚĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ;ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂůŝĚŝŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶĐƚͿĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚƌĞďƵŝůĚƐŝŶƚŚĞ>ŽǁĞƌ ^ĂŝŶƚ:ŽŚŶZŝǀĞƌŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶĂŶĚĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶƚůĂŶƟĐĂŶĂĚĂ͘dŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůh^Ψϭϭϲ͕ϬϬϬĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŝƐŵĂƚĐŚĞĚďǇhĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐůŽĐĂůůǇĂŶĚǁŝůůƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭ͕ϬϬϬĂĐƌĞƐ;ϰϬϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ^ĂŝŶƚ:ŽŚŶZŝǀĞƌŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͘dŽĚĂǇ͕ŵĂƌƐŚĞƐŵĂŬĞƵƉϭϯйŽĨ ƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ͛ƐŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶĂŶĚϰϬйŽĨƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ͛ƐϱϬ͕ϬϬϬĂĐƌĞƐ;ϮϬ͕ϬϬϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͘ ,ĂǌůĞƩ͛ƐDĂƌƐŚĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ hƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞEtZĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͛Ɛ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĞƌƐ͗,ĂǌůĞƩ͛ƐDĂƌƐŚ͕ŶĞĂƌ&ƌĞĚĞƌŝĐƚŽŶ͕EĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨ ĮǀĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĨƵŶĚĞĚďǇWŝƩŵĂŶͲZŽďĞƌƚƐŽŶĨƵŶĚƐ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶϭϵϯĂĐƌĞƐ;ϳϴŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚEĞǁƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬĂŶĚWƌŝŶĐĞĚǁĂƌĚ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘͞ĞŝŶŐĂďůĞƚŽ North Carolina’s ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞ,ĂǌůĞƩ͛ƐDĂƌƐŚĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶǇǁŚĞƌĞŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ investments in Atlantic ƚŽďĞĨƵŶĚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐh͘^͘WŝƩŵĂŶͲZŽďĞƌƚƐŽŶ&ƵŶĚƐ͕ǁĂƐƚŚĞĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ Canada have made a ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕͟ƐĂŝĚƌ͘ĂǀŝĚŽďď͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂƚEtZ͘ signiﬁcant difference in dĞŶĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͕ĂhƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞĨƌŽŵ^ŽƵƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͕ůŽĐĂů conserving and restoring ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐĞǀĂŶĚWĂƵůŝŶĞ,ĂǌůĞƩĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŵŝůǇ͕,:sŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌdĂŶŝĂDŽƌĂŝƐ critical waterfowl habitat. ĂŶĚhƐƚĂīǁĞƌĞŽŶƐŝƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘͞dŚŝƐϱϬͲǇĞĂƌͲƉůƵƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚ EŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂŝƐĐƌŝƟĐĂůƚŽŚĞůƉŝŶŐhĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƚůĂŶƟĐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕͟ƐĂŝĚDĂƌŬ'ůŽƵƚŶĞǇ͕h͛ƐŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨĂƐƚĞƌŶZĞŐŝŽŶĂůKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ͞EŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂ͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽŚĞĂůƚŚǇǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚŚĞůƉƐĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŚĞĂůƚŚǇŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĨŽƌǇĞĂƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘͟

ƚƚŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕hĂŶĚ,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞĚĂůůƚŚĞŽŶͲƚŚĞͲŐƌŽƵŶĚ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵEtZĂŶĚĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐĚĞĐĂĚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨŵŝůĞƐ͘͞^ĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĞĐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ ĨƵŶĚƐĨƌŽŵEŽƌƚŚĂƌŽůŝŶĂŝŶϭϵϳϮĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƌĞĐĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐǁĞƌĞƵŶŝƋƵĞ ďŽŽŬĞŶĚƐƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƵƌ͕͟ƐĂŝĚŽďď͘

ϭϬ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report dŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ,ĂǌůĞƩ͛ƐDĂƌƐŚ͘ EtZ͛ƐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚůĂŶƟĐĂŶĂĚĂŚĂǀĞŵĂĚĞĂŶĚǁŝůů ƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐĐƌŝƟĐĂůǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘tŝƚŚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐƚŽ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚdĂŶŝĂDŽƌĂŝƐ͕ ĚĂƚĞŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶh^Ψϭ͘ϭŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĚĨƵŶĚƐĐŽŵĞƚŽ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇh^Ψϴ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϲ͕ϱϬϬ ;ϱϬϲͿϯϲϰͲϱϬϴϱ͕ƚĂŶŝĂ͘ŵŽƌĂŝƐΛĐĂŶĂĚĂ͘ĐĂ͘ ĂĐƌĞƐ;Ϯ͕ϲϯϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘

...... Eastern Habitat Joint Venture dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͕ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĂŶĚ ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ;Ϳ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŽƌŐĂŶŝǌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ,:sĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵ dŽƚĂů;ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϵͿΎ ƚŚĂƚ͕ůŝŬĞŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌǇďŝƌĚƐ͕ǁĞƚůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝƐďŽƌĚĞƌůĞƐƐ͘ dŽƚĂů ϮϬ͕ϵϱϯ͕ϬϯϮ ϲϬϲ͕ϱϭϱ͕ϳϬϴ Accomplishments (Acres) ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵ dŽƚĂů;ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϵͿΎ ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚ ϭϯ͕Ϯϵϳ Ϯ͕Ϭϴϯ͕Ϯϲϲ ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ ϭϰ͕ϳϴϴ ϲϳϱ͕ϵϯϲ /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ϯϱϴ͕ϲϱϱ ϳϳ͕ϳϲϳ͕ϴϭϱ

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DĂůůĂƌĚĚƌĂŬĞŝŶŇŝŐŚƚ͘ The PHJV encompasses 158.4 million acres (64.1 million hectares) of ƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ ƉƌĂŝƌŝĞĂŶĚĂƐƉĞŶƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƐŝŶůďĞƌƚĂ͕^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͕DĂŶŝƚŽďĂĂŶĚ ƚŚĞWĞĂĐĞWĂƌŬůĂŶĚZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ͘dŚĞW,:sĂůƐŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶďŽƌĞĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚ;t&Ϳ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽǀĞƌƐƉĂƌƚƐŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ͕ůďĞƌƚĂ͕^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͕DĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͕zƵŬŽŶĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚ Territories. The PHJV contains a range of wetland types from small potholes to marshes and bog systems.

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2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 13 ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůǇ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶǁŽƌŬǁĂƐĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ŽŶƌƵƌĂůůĂŶĚǁĂƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚůŽǁĐŽƐƚ͕ďƵƚǁŝƚŚĂƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵǇĂŶĚŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞƐŝŶŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ͕^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶůĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞƐŚĂǀĞƌŝƐĞŶƚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Ψϭ͕ϬϬϬͬĂĐƌĞ;ΨϰϬϬͬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞͿ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘

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dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞZ>WŚĂƐĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚĂΨϭŵŝůůŝŽŶŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚďǇWĞŵďŝŶĂWŝƉĞůŝŶĞ ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞĨƵŶĚƐ͕hƉůĂŶƐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϮ͕ϬϬϬĂĐƌĞƐ ;ϴϬϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŶŬĞǇǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůͲ The Revolving Land ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐŽĨůďĞƌƚĂĂŶĚ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͘ƐǁĞůůĂƐůĞǀĞƌĂŐŝŶŐĨƵŶĚƐĨŽƌ Conservation Program ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƚŽĚĂǇĂŶĚĨŽƌǇĞĂƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐŵŽĚĞůƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐǁŚŝůĞĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂǁŽƌŬŝŶŐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĐĂŶĚĞůŝǀĞƌ promotes sustainable ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘ industry practices while ůďĞƌƚĂ͗tĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐǇĂŶĚZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵ acknowledging that /ŶƐƉƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϯ͕ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶůďĞƌƚĂĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐŇŽŽĚƐǁŝƚŚŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨ a working landscape ĚŽůůĂƌƐŝŶĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘dŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞĚǁŝƚŚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŇŽŽĚ can deliver essential ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌǇĂŶĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞΨϯϮ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶtĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐǇĂŶĚ environmental beneﬁts. ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵ;tZZWͿ͘ƐŝƚƐŶĂŵĞŝŵƉůŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞtZZWĂŝŵƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽďƵŝůĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐǇƚŽĚƌŽƵŐŚƚƐĂŶĚŇŽŽĚƐ͘

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&ƌŽŵϮϬϭϱƚŽϮϬϭϴ͕tZZWĨƵŶĚƐĂůůŽǁĞĚhƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůϭ͕ϳϲϱĂĐƌĞƐ ;ϳϭϱŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐĂǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŽĨǁĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚƐŝŶůďĞƌƚĂ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘,ĞĂůƚŚǇ͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞƉŽƚŚŽůĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚĂŵŝǆŽĨƉůĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶǁĂƚĞƌĂƌĞĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůƐŽƵƌĐĞŽĨĨŽŽĚĨŽƌĚƵĐŬƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌďƌŽŽĚƐ͘

14 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report DĂƌƐŚZŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ&ĞŶĐŝŶŐĂŶĚŶǀŝƌŽŶ^ƉĂŶ/ŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞtĂƚĞƌƐŚĞĚZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐǇĂŶĚ ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶůďĞƌƚĂ͘ ĂƌǇƐZŝĐŚĂƌĚƐ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ

EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ;EͿĂŶĚůďĞƌƚĂŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶůĞĚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞtZZWƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚϰϴ͘ϴĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϵ͘ϳŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶ ĂƌĞĂĂƌŽƵŶĚ>ŝƩůĞƌŽŽŬĞĚƌĞĞŬŶĞĂƌtĂƚĞƌƚŽŶ>ĂŬĞƐEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͘hƐŝŶŐĐƵůǀĞƌƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ͕ĨĞŶĐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂĚĂƉƟǀĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŐƌĂǌŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĞǆĐůƵĚĞƐĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇϮϮϬĐŽǁʹĐĂůĨƉĂŝƌƐĂŶŶƵĂůůǇƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞĐƌĞĞŬƐŝĚĞ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĐŽŵƉĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĞƌŽƐŝŽŶ͘,ĞĂůƚŚǇƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶǌŽŶĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌ ŶĂƟǀĞĮƐŚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚǇĚŽǁŶƐƚƌĞĂŵ͕ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĂďƐŽƌƉƟŽŶĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐǇƚŽĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ DĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͗WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐŚĂǀĞĚŝƐĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚĂƚĂŶĂůĂƌŵŝŶŐƌĂƚĞŝŶƐĞƩůĞĚĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ DĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͕ĂŶĚƌŝƐŝŶŐůĂŶĚǀĂůƵĞŝŶƌĞĐĞŶƚǇĞĂƌƐŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚůŽƐƐŽĨ͕ĂŶĚĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶ ƌŝƐŬƚŽ͕ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐďǇW,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŝŶDĂŶŝƚŽďĂ ŝƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽŵŝƟŐĂƚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚůŽƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘

ĐŽƌĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞŽĨW,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐh͕ƚŚĞDĂŶŝƚŽďĂ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ;D,,ͿĂŶĚE͕ŝƐƚŚĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ dŽŵĂŶĚsĂůĞƌŝĞEŽƌƚŚĂŵŶĞǆƚƚŽĂǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐĂŽŶĞͲƟŵĞůƵŵƉƐƵŵƉĂǇŵĞŶƚŝĨƚŚĞǇĂŐƌĞĞŶŽƚƚŽďƌĞĂŬŽƌ ŽŶƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇŝŶDĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͘ ĚƌĂŝŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽƌƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘dŚĞĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ͕ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ ĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚŝƐƐŽůĚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŇĞǆŝďŝůŝƚǇƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌ ŚĂǇŝŶŐ͕ŐƌĂǌŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƵůƟǀĂƟŽŶŽĨĐĞƌƚĂŝŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĚƌǇ ƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͘ŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝƐĂůĂŶĚƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŽƌ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĂŵǁŚĞƌĞĂW,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƚĂŬĞƐĨƵůůŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƐŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͕ŽŌĞŶƵƐŝŶŐůĂŶĚͲŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĞŵƉůŽǇĞĚ ďǇƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƉůĂŶƟŶŐƉĞƌĞŶŶŝĂůĐŽǀĞƌ͘

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dŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ;/:sͿŝƐƚŚĞǇŽƵŶŐĞƐƚŽĨĂůůƚŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ :ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͘ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϮϬϬϯ͕ŝƚǁĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƚƌƵůǇ͞ĂůůͲďŝƌĚ͟:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ͘ www.cijv.ca ůƚŚŽƵŐŚůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϬйŽĨƚŚĞ/:sŝƐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ůĂŬĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁĂƚĞƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞĂůůŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůǇŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘&ŽƌĞǆĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚǁŽŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐϯϳZĂŵƐĂƌƐŝƚĞƐ ;ƌĞƐƚŽŶsĂůůĞǇĂŶĚŽůƵŵďŝĂtĞƚůĂŶĚƐͿƌĞƐƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ/:s͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂƌĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶĨĞƌƟůĞŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶǀĂůůĞǇďŽƩŽŵƐĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƉůĂƚĞĂƵƐĂƚŵŝĚ ĂŶĚůŽǁĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞǇĂƌĞƚŚĞ/:sĂƌĞĂƐŵŽƐƚƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚďǇĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞͲůĞǀĞůŚĂďŝƚĂƚĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘,ƵŵĂŶƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƚŚƌĞĂƚŝŶƚŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ;͘͘Ϳ͕ĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚǇŽĨůŽǁͲůǇŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐƚŽƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ƌĞĂƐŽĨĨŽĐƵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞĂƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůĂŬĞƐ͕ƌŝǀĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ͘^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌƚŚĞŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ/:sĨŽƌϮϬϭϴʹϮϬϭϵ͘ Working with the ranching community dŚĞ/:sŚĂƐŚĂĚĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĂŶĐŚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƵƐĞŽĨďŝƌĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘dŚĞ͘͘ĂƩůĞŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŝƐĂ/:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ ĂŶĂĚĂ;ͿƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƚZŝƐŬWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐŽŶŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů>ĂŶĚƐ;^ZW>Ϳ͕ ĂŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇͲůĞĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚŽŶĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ

18 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ůŝƐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͕ǁŝƚŚ>ĞǁŝƐ͛ƐtŽŽĚƉĞĐŬĞƌĂŶĚzĞůůŽǁͲďƌĞĂƐƚĞĚŚĂƚ ĂƐƚŚĞĨŽĐƵƐ͘/ŶϮϬϭϴʹϮϬϭϵ͕ƚŚĞ^ZW>ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĂŶĐŚĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ĨŽƵƌŽŶͲĨĂƌŵƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘/ŶƚŽƚĂů͕ϯϳĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϱŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶŚĂďŝƚĂƚĂŶĚϭϬϬ ĂĐƌĞƐ;ϰϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŽĨŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁĞƌĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚŽŶƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƌĂŶĐŚůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌ>ĞǁŝƐ͛ƐtŽŽĚƉĞĐŬĞƌĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘

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ŝƌĚ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐĂŶĂĚĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐŝƚƐǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚĨĂƌŵĞƌƐĂŶĚƌĂŶĐŚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞ WƌŝŶĐĞ'ĞŽƌŐĞĂƌĞĂƚŽůŽĐĂƚĞŶĞƐƟŶŐĐƵƌůĞǁƐŽŶŚĂǇĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚƉĂƐƚƵƌĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĨƌŽŵŽŝƐĞ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇŝŶ/ĚĂŚŽ͕ƚŚĞǇůŽĐĂƚĞĚϭϰŶĞƐƚƐĂŶĚĂƌĞ ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝƌĚƐ͛ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůƌĂƚĞƐ͘^ĂƚĞůůŝƚĞƚĂŐƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƐĞǀĞŶĂĚƵůƚƐƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐƐĞĂƐŽŶĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨďŝƌĚƐĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞŵŽƐƚŶŽƌƚŚĞƌůǇďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐƐŝƚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ZĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉďƵŝůĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ƌĂŶĐŚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂĨŽĐƵƐŽĨƚŚĞ/:sĂŶĚŝƚƐƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ ƌĂŶĐŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĐƵƌůĞǁƐŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŚŝŐŚ͘<ĂƌĞŶ <ĞůůĞƩ͕ĂƌĂŶĐŚĞƌŶĞĂƌWƌŝŶĐĞ'ĞŽƌŐĞ͕ŶĂŵĞĚŽŶĞĐƵƌůĞǁĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚŽŶŚĞƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ĂŌĞƌŚĞƌůĂƚĞƐŽŶ͕WĞƚĞƌ͘WĞƚĞƌƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇŶĞƐƚĞĚŽŶŚĞƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇƚŚŝƐǇĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ<ĞůůĞƩƐĂƌĞĞĂŐĞƌƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞďŝƌĚ͛ƐŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ƌ͘:ĂǇĂƌůŝƐůĞĨƌŽŵŽŝƐĞ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ /ŶƚĞƌŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŝƌĚKďƐĞƌǀĂƚŽƌǇǁŝƚŚ:ĞĂŶƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ͘dŚĞǇŚŽƉĞWĞƚĞƌǁŝůůďĞďĂĐŬƚŽŶĞƐƚĂŐĂŝŶŶĞǆƚǇĞĂƌ͘ ƵƌůĞǁ͕ƚĂŐŐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ<ĞůůĞƩĨĂŵŝůǇĨĂƌŵŶĞĂƌ WƌŝŶĐĞ'ĞŽƌŐĞ͕ƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ͘ <ĂƌĞŶ<ĞůůĞƩ

Relationship building with the ranching community has been a focus of the CIJV, and as a result, rancher interest and investment with curlews in particular has been high.

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ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtŝŐĞŽŶ͘ dŚĞW,:sŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƌŝƟƐŚ 'ƌĂŚĂŵ^ŽƌĞŶƐŽŶ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ;͘͘Ϳ͕ůĂƐŬĂ͕tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕KƌĞŐŽŶ͕ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂĂŶĚ,ĂǁĂŝŝ͘The ͘͘ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞŚĂƐŽǀĞƌϰϰϬĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞĂĨŽĐƵƐŽĨŵĂŶǇW,:s ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĨŽŽĚͲƌŝĐŚĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƟĚĂůǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ͘EĞĂƌƵƌďĂŶŝǌĞĚĂƌĞĂƐ͕ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐŚĂǀĞŽŌĞŶďĞĞŶŚŝŐŚůǇ ŵŽĚŝĮĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚƚŽŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶŽŶͲĨŽƌĂŐĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐƌŽƉƐ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ in the loss of considerable natural habitat and food supply. Throughout ƚŚĞW,:s͕ϰϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĚƵĐŬƐ͕ƐǁĂŶƐĂŶĚŐĞĞƐĞŽĐĐƵƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇĂƚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌůŝĨĞĐǇĐůĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚŽŶĞŵŝůůŝŽŶǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůǁŝŶƚĞƌ ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ͘͘ĐŽĂƐƚ͘dŚĞ&ƌĂƐĞƌZŝǀĞƌĞůƚĂŝŶƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ supports the highest density of wintering waterfowl in Canada. Key species in ƚŚĞ͘͘ƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞtƌĂŶŐĞů/ƐůĂŶĚ^ŶŽǁ'ŽŽƐĞ ǁǁǁ͘ƉĂĐŝĮĐďŝƌĚƐ͘ŽƌŐ ;ŶĞĂƌůǇŚĂůĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͿ͕ƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐŽĂƐƚ͛ƐdƌƵŵƉĞƚĞƌ^ǁĂŶ;ŚĂůĨƚŚĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶͿ͕ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtŝŐĞŽŶ͕ĂĐŬůŝŶŐ'ŽŽƐĞĂŶĚtĞƐƚĞƌŶ,ŝŐŚƌĐƟĐƌĂŶƚ͘

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dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞWWĂŶĚW:sŵĂƉƉĞĚĂŶĚƌĂŶŬĞĚϰϰϮĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ͘͘ĐŽĂƐƚůŝŶĞ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĂůůǇƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐƌŽĂĚŵĂƉĨŽƌĞƐƚƵĂƌǇĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůŽĨƚŚĞWWͲ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĂƌĞŶŽǁŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďǇƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚŽĂƐƚĂŶĚtĞƐƚŽĂƐƚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ

22 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ŶĂĞƌŝĂůǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞ&ƌĂƐĞƌZŝǀĞƌĞƐƚƵĂƌǇ͘ :ŽĐĞůǇŶĞŵĞƌƐ

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2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 23 ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƐĂůŵŽŶŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ&ƌĂƐĞƌƐƚƵĂƌǇ ǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞŶĞĮƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚƐŚŽƌĞďŝƌĚƐ͘ ƚŚĞĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞŚĂĚĞǆƉĂŶĚĞĚƚŽϲϳϬĂĐƌĞƐ;ϮϳϭŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ͕Ăϭ͕ϮϬϬйŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘DƵĐŚ DĞŐĂŶtŝŶĂŶĚ͕ƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ ŽĨƚŚĞůĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚƚŽďĞƌƌŝĞƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞƐǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞƌůǇĮĞůĚƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĨŽƌĂŐŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘

dŚĞƐĞĚƌĂƐƟĐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐͶŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐŽŶƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞǆƉĞŶƐŝǀĞůĂŶĚƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďǇ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶͶƐŝŐŶĂůĂŶĞĞĚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ In the face of a growing ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘KƉĞƌĂƚĞĚďǇW,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚǁŽ population, increasing ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĨĂĐĞƐĚĂƵŶƟŶŐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐĨŽƌ development pressures, ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞĨĂƌŵƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͘dŚĞ&ƌĂƐĞƌZŝǀĞƌƐƚƵĂƌǇŝƐƐŽŬĞǇƚŽǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŵŝŐƌĂƟŶŐ skyrocketing land prices ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚƐŚŽƌĞďŝƌĚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵƵƐƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ͘dŚĞW,:sŝƐĂůƐŽ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞŶĞǁĂŶĚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞǁĂǇƐƚŽĨƵŶĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŝŶƚŚĞĞƐƚƵĂƌǇ͘ and climate change impacts, PBHJV partners’ work to ^ĞĂͲůĞǀĞůƌŝƐĞŝƐĂŶĂĚĚĞĚƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽƚŚĞĞƐƚƵĂƌǇ͕ƐŝŶĐĞƐŚŽƌĞůŝŶĞĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ŚƵŵĂŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƌĞďĞŝŶŐƉůĂŶŶĞĚĂŶĚǁŝůůůŝŬĞůǇďĞĐŽŵĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇĐŽŵŵŽŶ͘ conserve the Fraser River :ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐƚŽĞǆƉůŽƌĞĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƐ Estuary’s habitat values ƚŽƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĚǇŬĞƐƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌďŝƌĚƐ͕ƐĂůŵŽŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘dŚĞ is more urgent than ever, ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĞƐƚƵĂƌǇ͛ƐůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů so partners are mobilizing ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚƐŚĂƐƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƚǇƉĞƐŽĨůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞ͕ǁŝƚŚ to come up with creative ƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƐĞƌŝŽƵƐƚŚƌĞĂƚƐŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ͕ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ solutions. ĞĐŽƐǇƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇƚŚĞ&ƌĂƐĞƌZŝǀĞƌƐƚƵĂƌǇ͘ ƌĞĂƟǀĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ /ŶƚŚĞĨĂĐĞŽĨĂŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐ͕ƐŬǇƌŽĐŬĞƟŶŐ ůĂŶĚƉƌŝĐĞƐĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͕W,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͛ǁŽƌŬƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞ

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ǁĂƐŶĂŵĞĚ^͛ĂŵƵŶƵtŝůĚůŝĨĞDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƌĞĂ͕ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂ &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚŶĚƌĞǁ,ƵĂŶŐ͕ ůĂƌŐĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽŵĞŶŽƐtĞƚůĂŶĚ WĂĐŝĮĐŝƌĚƐ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƌĞĂ͕ĂůƐŽĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚĂŶ/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝƌĚĂŶĚ ;ϲϬϰͿϯϱϬͲϭϵϭϯ͕ĂŶĚƌĞǁ͘ŚƵĂŶŐΛĐĂŶĂĚĂ͘ĐĂ͘ ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇƌĞĂ͘ WĂĐŝĮĐŝƌĚƐ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ ůƐŽŽŶsĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ/ƐůĂŶĚ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐǇŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ;Ϳ ;EͿƐƚĂƌƚĞĚĂŵƵůƟͲǇĞĂƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞϲĂĐƌĞƐ;Ϯ͘ϰŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵ dŽƚĂů;ϭϵϵϭͲϮϬϭϵͿ ŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞŽǁŝĐŚĂŶƐƚƵĂƌǇ͘tŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚǁĞƚůĂŶĚ dŽƚĂů ϳ͕ϮϬϲ͕ϳϵϭ ϮϮϴ͕Ϭϲϰ͕ϵϴϯ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ͕ƚŚĞWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŽǁŝĐŚĂŶdƌŝďĞƐ͕EŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽƌĞĐůĂŝŵŵĂƌƐŚĞƐĚƌĂŝŶĞĚ Accomplishments (Acres) ĨŽƌĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨďŝƌĚƐ͕ ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵ dŽƚĂů;ϭϵϵϭͲϮϬϭϵͿ ƐĂůŵŽŶĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐůŝƐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĚĂĂƐďĞŝŶŐĂƚƌŝƐŬ͘ŌĞƌ ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚ ϲϮϰ ϭϯϴ͕ϯϱϱ ũƵƐƚŽŶĞǇĞĂƌ͕ĚŽǌĞŶƐŽĨDĂůůĂƌĚƐĂƌĞĂůƌĞĂĚǇƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƚŽ ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ Ϯϰ͕ϭϲϯ ϭϵϴ͕ϯϰϰ ĨĞĞĚ͕ďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐtŽŽĚƵĐŬƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐŝŐŚƚĞĚĂŶĚŵĂŶǇŽƚŚĞƌ /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ϲ͕ϳϴϬ͕ϯϯϰ ďŝƌĚƐͶZĞĚͲƚĂŝůĞĚ,ĂǁŬƐ͕ZĞĚͲǁŝŶŐĞĚůĂĐŬďŝƌĚƐ͕DĂƌƐŚtƌĞŶƐ ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĂĐƌĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂĚĚŝƟǀĞ͘ ĂŶĚ'ƌĞĂƚůƵĞ,ĞƌŽŶƐͶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐĞĞŶƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŶĞǁůǇ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ ϮϬϭϴͲϮϬϭϵĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϴƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϵƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ ϭϵϵϭͲϮϬϭϵĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌǇϭ͕ϭϵϵϭƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϵƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ ...... dŚĞƐĞǀĂƌŝĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞďƌĞĂĚƚŚŽĨǁŽƌŬďĞŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŚĞW,:sĂŶĚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚĞŵĂŶǇƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞŝŶĐŽĂƐƚĂůƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ͘

26 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂƌůĞƋƵŝŶƵĐŬ͘ >ŝůǇĂŵƉďĞůů

2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 27 Species

^ŶŽǁ'ĞĞƐĞ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐĐŽƉĞ͕ƐƉĂŶŶŝŶŐEŽƌƚŚ ŶƚŚŽŶǇĞƌĂĨĂ America and including circumpolar countries. These joint ventures ĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĐƌŝƟĐĂůƐĐŝĞŶĐĞŶĞĞĚƐƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŽǀĞƌ ϮϬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ϱϬнƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐͿĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌĞůĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇ͕ research directed through the Species Joint Ventures addresses ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘

28 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Arctic Goose

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2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ Ϯϵ In memory of Mike J. Johnson who unexpectedly passed ĂǁĂǇŝŶDĂǇϮϬϭϵ͘DŝŬĞǁĂƐ a long-term employee of the h͘^͘&ŝƐŚΘtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ and American co-chair of the ƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĂƌĚƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϴ͘ DŝŬĞ͛ƐĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶǁŝůů ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƐĞŶƌŽƵƚĞƚŽEĞƐƚĞƌKŶĞĂŵƉŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůǇϭϵϳϬƐ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐŽĨďĂŶĚŝŶŐŝŶŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ be sadly missed in both Canada DĂŶŝƚŽďĂŝƐĨƌŽŵϭϵϱϲǁŚĞŶƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐƵƐĞĚĨƌĞŝŐŚƚĞƌĐĂŶŽĞƐĂŶĚŚĞƌĚĞĚŐŽŽƐĞďƌŽŽĚƐŽŶĨŽŽƚ͊ and the United States. DƵƌƌĂǇ'ŝůůĞƐƉŝĞ

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