September 2017 nawmp.wetlandnetwork.ca HabitatMatters 2017 Canadian NAWMP Report

“Tranquil Waters – Canada Geese” from the 2017 ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ƚĂŵƉƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ ArƟƐt͗ Angela >orennjen͕ dhorndale͕ Kntario North American Waterfowl Management Plan —— Plan nord-américain de gestion de la sauvagine —— Plan de Manejo de Aves 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Acuáticas,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ Norteaméricaa TableContents of

1 About the NAWMP 2 EĂƟŽŶĂůKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ 2 Accomplishments 3 džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ

4 ZĞŶĞǁĞĚEtDW͗ The Importance of /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĂŶĚŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ

6 Habitat Joint Ventures 7 WĂĐŝĮĐŝƌĚƐ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 13 ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 18 WƌĂŝƌŝĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 24 ĂƐƚĞƌŶ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ

28 Species Joint Ventures 29 ƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 32 ^ĞĂƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ 34 ůĂĐŬƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ

36 Partners

b ,aďitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report NAWMP KƉĞŶǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŚĂůůŽǁŵĂƌƐŚĂƚDĂĐ>ĞĂŶƐWŽŶĚ͕sĞƌŶŽŶZŝǀĞƌ͕ dŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWŽƌ WƌŝŶĐĞĚǁĂƌĚ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘ ͚ƚŚĞWůĂŶ͛ͿŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞ MollLJ domliŬ ĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƐƚƌŽŶŐďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘DĞdžŝĐŽďĞĐĂŵĞĂƐŝŐŶĂƚŽƌLJƚŽ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞWůĂŶǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƵƉĚĂƚĞŝŶϭϵϵϰ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ƚŚĞEtDW ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͘ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĞdžƚĞŶĚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂƚŶĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞWůĂŶĞŶŐĂŐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůƐŽŶĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǀĂůƵŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů͘ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘

/Ŷϭϵϴϲ͕ƚŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŚŝƐ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞWůĂŶ͕EtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ůĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌŬĞLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂ͕ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚDĞdžŝĐŽ͘dŚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚǁŝĚĞͲƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͗ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ Terminology used in this report ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶƚŽƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͖ĂŶĚ Securement dŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚƟƚůĞ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞīŽƌƚƐĂƌĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ;ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϭϬͲLJĞĂƌͿůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŶŽƚĂďůĞ͘DĂŶLJǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůLJůĂƌŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚĂůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌ͘ ŶŽǁƚŚĂŶƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŝŶϭϵϴϲ͕ĂŶĚEtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽƵƚƚŽĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞŶďLJůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŽƌĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚŽƌĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚƵƉůĂŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ /ŶĂŶĂĚĂ͕EtDWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚďLJƉƵďůŝĐʹ ƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĂƌĞĂƐŽƌ Enhancement ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͘ĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ ĐƟŽŶƐĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚŽŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůĂŶĚůŽĐĂů ƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ Management ĂŶĚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐWůĂŶƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞWůĂŶ͛ƐŐŽĂůƐĂƐ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŽŶƐĞĐƵƌĞĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚͬŽƌƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŽ ǁĞůůĂƐŽŶƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƚŽƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͕ĨŽƌŵƚŚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĞƚůĂŶĚͲĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ďĂƐŝƐŽĨĞĂĐŚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ ŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 1 National 'ƌĞĞŶͲǁŝŶŐĞĚdĞĂů͘ :eanͲMadžime PelleƟer

ĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐďLJ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ (1986–2017) ϮϬ͘ϵ ϭϰϬ͘ϲ ϯ͘ϴ ϭϮ͘ϱ Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat Million acres of habitat secured ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ enhanced managed (8.5 M Hectares) (56.9 M Hectares) (1.5 M Hectares) (5.1 M Hectares) /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĚŝƌĞĐƚĂĐƟŽŶƐ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ /ŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚ ŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚůĂŶĚ that protect or enhance ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƟƚůĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽƌďŝŶĚŝŶŐ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůĞŐĂůŽƌ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ůĞŐĂůĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚ ďŝŶĚŝŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ dŚĞƐĞĂĐƟŽŶƐƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶ ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͘ ;ϭϬͲLJĞĂƌŵŝŶŝŵƵŵͿ͘ ĂƉƉůŝĞĚůĂŶĚͲƵƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘

ĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐďLJ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ (2016–2017) ϵϮϴ͘ϲ ϭ͕ϴϴϮ͘Ϭ ϭϯϬ͘ϯ ϴϲϯ͘Ϭ Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat Thousand acres of habitat secured ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ enhanced managed (375.8 K Hectares) (761.6 K Hectares) (52.7 K Hectares) (349.2 K Hectares)

2 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Expenditures ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ

LJĂĐƟǀŝƚLJϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϳ /ŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞEtDWŝŶĂŶĂĚĂϭϵϴϲƚŽϮϬϭϳ ($2,291 M CAD) ($2,314 M CAD)

U.S. Non-Federal $521 M

Securement U.S. Federal $993 M $604 M

Influence Other Acvies1 Total U.S. $177 M $348 M $1,125 M

Enhancement $300 M

Management $288 M Total 3 Habitat JV Science Species JV $2,314 M $101 M Acvies2 1 Coordinaon, communicaon, $84 M policy and crop damage 2 Banding, survey and research

dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐEtDW Total Canadian ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞŶĂďůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ $1,189 M of partners in both Canada and the United States, including federal, provincial/territorial and state ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƵŶĚĞƌ Canadian Other ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͛ϭϵϴϵEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĞƚůĂŶĚƐ $489 M ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĐƚ has been integral to the success and Canadian Federal longevity of the Canadian program. $386 M

ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭ͕ϭϵϴϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ Canadian Provincial & Territorial ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ $314 M

3 Includes $0.24 M in internaonal contribuons

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 3 A Renewed NAWMP:

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4 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ďŽLJĂŶĚŚŝƐƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĞƌŐĞƫŶŐƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌĚƵĐŬŚƵŶƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞWƌĂŝƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞEtDWŝƐĂŚŝŐŚůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ :aƐon CaƐwell ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƉĂǀĞĚƚŚĞǁĂLJĨŽƌŵĂŶLJĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌŽŶŐŽŝŶŐƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐ ĨŽƌŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďŝƌĚƐ͘&ŝǀĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͕ĂŶĂĚĂ͕ dŚĞĮƌƐƚƚǁŽŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŐŽĂůƐ͕ĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚDĞdžŝĐŽƌĞŝŶǀŝŐŽƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂůƚŽƚŚĞEtDW͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚŐŽĂů ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚŬĞLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐďLJƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞNAWMP 2012͗ People ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƉĞŽƉůĞĂƐĂŶĞdžƉůŝĐŝƚƉĂƌƚŽĨŝƚ͘^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů ConƐerǀing Waterfowl and WetlandƐ͕ĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƚŽŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐƚĞŵƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚďLJ EtDWĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ďŝƌĚĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĞĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƚƐ͕ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂŶLJĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ dŚĞEtDWϮϬϭϮĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŽŶĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨƵƐĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŚƵŶƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞ͘ ŚƵŶƚĞƌƐĂůŝŬĞ͘ZĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƉĞŽƉůĞĂƌĞĂůů ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚǀĂůƵŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ,abitat MaƩerƐŚĂƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚŵĂŶLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐďLJ ĂƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘dŚƌĞĞ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ĂůůŽĨǁŚŽŵŚĂǀĞƐŚŽǁŶƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐ ŐŽĂůƐĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚĞEtDWϮϬϭϮ͗ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĞ Goal 1: ďƵŶĚĂŶƚĂŶĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƐƚŽƌŝĞƐĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐĂŶĂĚĂǁŚĞƌĞŵĂŶLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŚƵŶƟŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŝŵƉĞƌŝůůŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŝƌƟŵĞ͕ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶůĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŝƌĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ Goal 2: tĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽǁŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂŶĚƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨ ǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂƚĚĞƐŝƌĞĚůĞǀĞůƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ďŝƌĚĞƌƐ͕ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ ƉůĂĐĞƐƚŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚĂƚďĞŶĞĮƚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶǁŽƌŬŝŶƚŚŝƐĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ ǁŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚďĞǁŚĞƌĞŝƚŝƐƚŽĚĂLJ͘ Goal 3: Growing numbers of waterfowl hunters, other ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝƐƚƐĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁŚŽĞŶũŽLJĂŶĚĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůĂŶĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 5 Habitat

ƐĂůƚŵĂƌƐŚŝŶƚŚĞDĂƌŝƟŵĞƐ͘ dŚĞĂŶĂĚŝĂŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞ Margaret Campbell 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 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Pacific Birds Habitat

ĐŚĂŶŶĞůŝŶƚŚĞ^ĂůŵŽŶZŝǀĞƌĞƐƚƵĂƌLJ͘ dŚĞW,:sŝƐĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůũŽŝŶƚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨ

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 7 >ĞƐƐĞƌ^ŶŽǁ'ĞĞƐĞ͘ elta &armland and Wildlife drƵƐt

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8 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report Designing an estuary monitoring program hĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌW,:sƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐŝŶĂ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĐĂůůĞĚƚŚĞsĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ/ƐůĂŶĚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ>ĂŶĚƐDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ;s/>DWͿ͘dŚĞs/>DWŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶsĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ/ƐůĂŶĚĂŶĚŚĂƐƐŝŶĐĞ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůǁŽƌŬĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĂŝŶůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞs/>DW ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚĂǀĞůŽŶŐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽĚĞƚĞĐƚ ƚƌĞŶĚƐŝŶŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞƐƚƵĂƌLJƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐŝŶ͛ƐŬĞLJĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞĨŽĐƵƐŽĨW,:sĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂĐƟŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͘

/ŶϮϬϭϲ͕s/>DWƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚϭϱĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĐŽĂƐƚƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞŝŶĂ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘dŚƌĞĞĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐǁĞƌĞƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚŽĨĮǀĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ With [Delta Farmland and ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶĚŝƐƟŶĐƚŵĂƌŝŶĞĂŶĚƵƉůĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞϭϱ Wildlife Trust] funding, ĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŚƌĞĂƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ͕ farmers can invest in the ƉŽƌƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌƟĚĂůŵƵĚŇĂƚƐ͕ĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ĞƐƚƵĂƌLJĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĞŋƵĞŶƚ͘ long-term health of their soil while providing habitat ^ŝdžĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĞƐƚƵĂƌŝŶĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶͶĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͕ƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ǁĂƚĞƌ for a diversity of wildlife, ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨĂƵŶĂͶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘&ŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞ ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƵƉƚŽĨŽƵƌǀĂƌŝĂďůĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŚŽƐĞŶƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞƐƚƵĂƌLJƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ including birds migrating ƵƐŝŶŐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ͕ĨĞĂƐŝďůĞĂŶĚĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘ along the Pacific Flyway. ŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĮƐŚĂŶĚďŝƌĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐŽƚŚĞƌĚĂƚĂŝŶƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĞƐƚƵĂƌŝĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨĂLJĞĂƌĐĂŶďĞƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟǀĞůLJĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚďĞLJŽŶĚ

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 13 dŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚKŬĂŶĂŐĂŶŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ&ƵŶĚŝƐƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚĨƵŶĚŽĨ &ŽƌŝƚƐƌŽůĞŝŶŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJďLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŝƚƐŬŝŶĚƚŽďĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶ͘dŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽ͕ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚŚŝƐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ&ƵŶĚ͕ƚŚĞZK^ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚͲĞǀĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŽůƵŵďŝĂsĂůůĞLJ͕͕ŝŶϮϬϬϴĂŶĚ<ŽŽƚĞŶĂLJ>ĂŬĞ͕͕ŝŶ ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚZŝƐŬ>ŽĐĂů'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚtŽƌŬŝŶŐ ϮϬϭϰ͕ĂƌĞĂůƐŽŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂĐŽǀĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/:s͘ůůƚŚƌĞĞŽĨ 'ƌŽƵƉ;^ZͲ>'t'ͿǁĂƌĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ>'t'͘͞tĞĂƌĞƚŚƌŝůůĞĚ ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨƵŶĚƐĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞZK^ŽĂƌĚŚĂƐĚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚůLJǁŽŶƚŚĞǀĞƌLJĮƌƐƚ^ZͲ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJƚĂdžĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶĞĚĂŶĚŚĞůĚďLJůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌ >'t'ǁĂƌĚ͕͟ƐĂŝĚƌLJŶtŚŝƚĞ͕^K^WWƌŽŐƌĂŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘ ƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ͞dŚŝƐŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞĨƵŶĚǁŝůůƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐ͘ ĨŽƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĐŽŵĞ͘/ƚĂůƐŽǁŝůůǁŽƌŬƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůLJĂĐƌŽƐƐ ĞůĞĐƚŽƌĂůĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůďŽƌĚĞƌƐ͕ĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂůůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ dŚĞZK^ŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŚĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ&ƵŶĚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚKŬĂŶĂŐĂŶƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞ ŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƌĞŐŝŽŶŝŶǁŚŝĐŚǁĞůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƌĂŝƐĞŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘dŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚKŬĂŶĂŐĂŶ dŚĞŝƌǀŝƐŝŽŶǁŝůůůĞĂǀĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůĞŐĂĐLJĨŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĂ ^ŝŵŝůŬĂŵĞĞŶŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵ;^K^WͿǁŝůůŚĞůƉ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĨŽƌŽƵƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘͟ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƚŚĞŐƌĂŶƟŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐĂĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƚĂƐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚŚĞůƉŝŶŐĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂƌĞƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůůLJƐŽƵŶĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŐŽĂůƐ͘>ŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬĞƌƐǁŝůů ŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĮŶĂůĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞƐƉĞŶƚ͘

DĂůůĂƌĚƐƉĂĚĚůĞŽŶƚŚĞKƐŽLJŽŽƐŽdžďŽǁƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵƚŚKŬĂŶĂŐĂŶŽĨƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂ͘ dim &eeneLJ

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 15 ZĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐĂƚDĞĂĚŽǁƌĞĞŬ /ŶϮϬϭϲʹϮϬϭϳ͕ŵŽƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨ DĞĂĚŽǁƌĞĞŬ͕ŶŽƌƚŚŽĨ<ŽŽƚĞŶĂLJ>ĂŬĞ͕ĂĚĚŝŶŐƚŽǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚďĞŐĂŶŝŶϮϬϭϰʹϮϬϭϱ ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚŽůƵŵďŝĂtŝůĚůŝĨĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ;t&ͿƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƚŽƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƐŚĂůůŽǁĂŶĚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌůĂŶĚ͘>ŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶĂ ŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶ͕ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJĐůĞĂƌĞĚĂŶĚĨĂƌŵĞĚ͕ďƵƚƐŽŵĞĮĞůĚƐĂƌĞ ŶŽǁƚŽŽǁĞƚƚŽĨĂƌŵƵƐŝŶŐŵŽĚĞƌŶĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͘WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚƵŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĮĞůĚƐƚŽƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůĂŶĚƐŚĂůůŽǁŵĂƌƐŚĂŶĚƐǁĂŵƉŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͕ƌĞͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǀĂůůĞLJďŽƩŽŵ͘

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16 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report <ŝůůĚĞĞƌĂƚĂDĞĂĚŽǁƌĞĞŬǁĞƚůĂŶĚ͘ Robin AnnƐchild

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 17 Prairie Habitat

ůƵĞͲǁŝŶŐĞĚdĞĂů͘ dŚĞW,:sĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐϭϱϴ͘ϰŵŝůůŝŽŶĂĐƌĞƐ;ϲϰ͘ϭŵŝůůŝŽŶŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿŝŶ :eī WilliamƐ͕ ArŬanƐaƐ 'ame and &iƐh CommiƐƐion ƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞĂŽĨƉƌĂŝƌŝĞĂŶĚĂƐƉĞŶƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƐ͘/ƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐůďĞƌƚĂ͕ ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͕DĂŶŝƚŽďĂĂŶĚƚŚĞWĞĂĐĞͲWĂƌŬůĂŶĚZĞŐŝŽŶŽĨƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ;Ϳ͘dŚĞW,:sĂůƐŽĐŽǀĞƌƐƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶďŽƌĞĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚ;t&Ϳ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽǀĞƌƐƉĂƌƚƐŽĨ͕ůďĞƌƚĂ͕^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ͕DĂŶŝƚŽďĂ͕ƚŚĞzƵŬŽŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘dŚĞt&ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƚLJƉĞƐ from small prairie potholes to marshes and bog systems. dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞWƌĂŝƌŝĞͲWĂƌŬůĂŶĚĂŶĚt&ƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŽĨĂŶĂĚĂƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ĨŽƌŵŽƐƚEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĚƵĐŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘dŚĞLJĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌĚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶZĞŐŝŽŶ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞt&ŚĂƐϱϳƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŶŽŶͲ ŐĂŵĞďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚϯϬďŽƌĞĂůƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚƐ͘>ŝŶŬĂŐĞƐĂŵŽŶŐŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ǁǁǁ͘ƉŚũǀ͘ĐĂ ĂƌĞŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWƌĂŝƌŝĞͲWĂƌŬůĂŶĚĂŶĚt&/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶWůĂŶƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨďŝƌĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞWƌĂŝƌŝĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ :ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ;W,:sͿƌĞƐƵůƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͛ƐŚŝŐŚůLJƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚƵƉůĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨďŝƌĚƐĂŵŽŶŐƉƌĂŝƌŝĞ͕ƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ďŽƌĞĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚďŝŽŵĞƐ͘

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18 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report WƌĂŝƌŝĞĂŶĂĚĂǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͘ WƌĂŝƌŝĞWĂƌŬůĂŶĚƐ :eī WilliamƐ͕ ArŬanƐaƐ 'ame and &iƐh CommiƐƐion ůďĞƌƚĂ͗tŽƌŬŝŶŐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞůLJŽŶtĞƚůĂŶĚĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚKƵƚƌĞĂĐŚ tĞƚůĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŚĂƐůŽŶŐďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĨŽƌŝƚƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ŬĞLJƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŽĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŐŽĂůƐŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝŶůďĞƌƚĂ͕ǁĞƚůĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚĞīŽƌƚƐŚĂĚďĞĞŶ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐŝŶĂŶŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ͕ƵŶĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘

ůďĞƌƚĂEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ;EtDWͿƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚ ƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂŵŽƌĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŐƌŽƵƉƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞ ĂĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƵĂůĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĂtĞƚůĂŶĚĚƵĐĂƟŽŶEĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘dŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬǁĂƐ ǀĞƌLJǁĞůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚďLJĂďƌŽĂĚŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶϮϬϭϲʹϮϬϭϳĂtĞƚůĂŶĚ One theme that ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶEĞƚǁŽƌŬWŝůŽƚǁĂƐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͘ became apparent . . . was the importance of dŚĞƉŝůŽƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ŝŶĨŽƵƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐĞĐƚŽƌŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐĐƟŽŶ'ƌŽƵƉƐ͘dŚĞŐƌŽƵƉƐǁĞƌĞ distinguishing wetlands ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂŶĚWƵďůŝĐͬĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘'ƌŽƵƉŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁĞƌĞĂƐŬĞĚ and creating an opportunity ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐǁĞƚůĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚŶĞĞĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ for individuals to relate ƚŚĞŬĞLJŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐƚŽŐĞƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞĨŽƌĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͘ to wetlands on either a personal or a professional KŶĞƚŚĞŵĞƚŚĂƚďĞĐĂŵĞĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŝůŽƚǁĂƐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƚŽƌĞůĂƚĞƚŽ level. ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŽŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŽƌĂƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞů͘dŚŝƐǁĂƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞŬĞLJ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐƚŚĞĐƟŽŶ'ƌŽƵƉƐǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽŐĞƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞƐ͗

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 19 ͻ ,ŽǁĂƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƚŽŵLJŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͍;ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚĂǀŝĚŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞLJƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ ĐƟŽŶ'ƌŽƵƉͿ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 21 hĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘ DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͕EĂƚƵƌĞ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ ƵcŬƐ hnlimited Canada ĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŝůůĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĚĂƚĂƚŽƚŚĞW,:sƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽƌĞĮŶĞĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐĨŽƌ͞ĂůůͲ ďŝƌĚƐ͟ĂŶĚƌĞĮŶĞĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ͘ Western Boreal Forest hĂŶĚƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJhŶŝƚĞƌŽƵŶĚtĞƚůĂŶĚ^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ DĂŶLJŚĂŶĚƐŵĂŬĞůŝŐŚƚǁŽƌŬ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶŝƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŽĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞďŽƌĞĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ ŵĂŶLJŚĂŶĚƐŵĂŬĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘tŝƚŚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐǁŚŽƐĞ The Forest Management ůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚůŝǀĞůŝŚŽŽĚƐƌĞůLJŽŶƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂůƉŽǁĞƌŽĨĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŝƐĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ͘dŚĂƚ͛ƐǁŚLJƵĐŬƐhŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ;hͿĂŶĚƚŚĞĨŽƌĞƐƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂƌĞ and Wetland Stewardship ƚĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĮŶĚŶĞǁǁĂLJƐŽĨƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ĂĚǀĂŶĐŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů Initiative supports projects ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ĂŶĚƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĐĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂůů that advance sustainable ĚĞƉĞŶĚŽŶ͘ forest management and dŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚtĞƚůĂŶĚ^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞŝƐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƌLJĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͘ the collective stewardship /ƚĐĂůůƐĨŽƌĂĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌĂƚŚƌĞĞͲLJĞĂƌĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ of wetlands and waterfowl ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĨŽƌĞƐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŽĨǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌĨŽǁůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ habitats. ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞďŽƌĞĂůƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŝŶ ƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞͲLJĞĂƌŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞůďĞƌƚĂͲWĂĐŝĮĐ&ŽƌĞƐƚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ/ŶĐ͕͘ĂŶĨŽƌ͕DŝůůĂƌ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ&ŽƌĞƐƚWƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ>ƚĚ͕͘dŽůŬŽ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ>ƚĚ͕͘tĞƐƚ&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕tĞLJĞƌŚĂĞƵƐĞƌ ŽŵƉĂŶLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚWƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ͘

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22 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report /Ŷ:ƵŶĞϮϬϭϲ͕ƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ of Saskatchewan approved tĞLJĞƌŚĂĞƵƐĞƌŽŵƉĂŶLJ͛ƐϮϬͲLJĞĂƌ &ŽƌĞƐƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽŶĞƐ;ƐͿ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨtŽŽĚůĂŶĚ Caribou totalling approximately ϱϭϮ͕ϬϬϬĂĐƌĞƐ;ϮϬϳ͕ϬϬϬŚĞĐƚĂƌĞƐͿ͘ As a component of the Canadian ŽƌĞĂů&ŽƌĞƐƚŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƵĐŬƐ hŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚĂŶĂĚĂ͛ƐŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ tĞƚůĂŶĚůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶǁĂƐŵĂĚĞ available for use in this planning ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͘ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϴϬйŽĨƚŚĞ ƐĂƌĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ >ĞƐƐĞƌ^ĐĂƵƉ͘ waterfowl habitat. ƵcŬƐ hnlimited Canada

ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ͕ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞͲďĂƐĞĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ WƌĂŝƌŝĞ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞʹWƌĂŝƌŝĞWĂƌŬůĂŶĚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁĞƚůĂŶĚŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ͕ǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ ŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ;ΨͿ ͞tĞĂƌĞƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƐĞĐƚŽƌ 2016Ͳ2017 dotal ;1986Ͳ2017Ϳ ƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕͟ƐĂŝĚ<ĞǀŝŶ dŽƚĂů ϱϯ͕ϳϰϵ͕ϱϵϴ ϭ͕Ϯϯϳ͕ϱϬϬ͕ϭϭϯ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕hEĂƟŽŶĂůŽƌĞĂůWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘͞LJƚĂŬŝŶŐ Accomplishments (Acres) ĂŶŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞĂŶĚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͕ǁĞǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽ 2016Ͳ2017 dotal ;1986Ͳ2017Ϳ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƐŚĂƌĞĚŐŽĂůƐĨŽƌĂůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐďŽƚŚĂ ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚ ϲϯ͕Ϯϰϴ ϲ͕ϴϴϲ͕ϯϲϵ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚĂďƵŶĚĂŶƚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚ͘͟ ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ ϰϬ͕ϱϴϯ Ϯ͕ϳϰϵ͕ϵϵϱ /ŶĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞƚŽƚŚŝŶŬĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJ DĂŶĂŐĞĚ ϱϵϲ͕ϰϭϱ ϵ͕ϰϲϯ͕Ϯϳϳ ĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁƚŽĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů /ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ϵϭϵ͕Ϭϵϯ ϲ͕ϮϯϮ͕Ϯϰϲ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞŝƌŐŽĂůƐǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ ^ĞĐƵƌĞĚ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂĐƌĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂĚĚŝƟǀĞ͘ LJǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ tĞƚůĂŶĚ^ƚĞǁĂƌĚƐŚŝƉ/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ĨŽƌĞƐƚƌLJĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĐĂŶĚŽŵŽƌĞ ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ ǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐ͘dŚĞLJĐĂŶĂůƐŽǁŽƌŬĨĂƐƚĞƌĂŶĚŚĂǀĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘ ϭϵϴϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭ͕ϭϵϴϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 25 /ŶǀŝƟŶŐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞtĂƚĞƌĨŽǁů dŚŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚEĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ ;EͿƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŚĂǀĞĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͕ E͛ƐEĂƚƵƌĞĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚƟŵĞƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŝƐĂĐƟǀĞůLJŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ visitors to experience and explore their sites. The program aims to help people experience protected areas across Canada, promote greater ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĨŽƐƚĞƌ ĂĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞƚŚŝĐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂŝŵƐƵŶĚĞƌůŝĞ ĂĚĞĞƉĞƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͗ƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĨŽƌĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͘

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EŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϱŵŝůůŝŽŶŵŝŐƌĂƚŽƌLJĂƌĐƟĐŐĞĞƐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞďŝƌĚƐ ƉůĂLJĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶŽƵƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐŵŝůůŝŽŶƐŽĨĚŽůůĂƌƐŝŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞĮƚƐĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͘/ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŚŝƐǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ǁǁǁ͘ĂŐũǀ͘ĐĂ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͘ dŚĞƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ;':sͿŝƐĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŚĂƚďƌŝŶŐƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ www.pcoa.ca ƐƚĂƚĞͬƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůͬƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůĂŶĚŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ www.gansodel ĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŽƵƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛ƐŐĞĞƐĞ͘ dŚƌŽƵŐŚďƌŽĂĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞ':sŚĂƐůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ ĂƌƟĐŽ͘ĐŽŵ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚƉƵďůŝĐĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĂŶLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘':sͲƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐŚĂǀĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚƚǁŽŵĂŝŶĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͗ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ;ϱϱйͿĂŶĚ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ;ϰϰйͿ͘KŶůLJϭйŽĨ':sĨƵŶĚŝŶŐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƉĞŶƚŽŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚ͘

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 29 KǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨŝƚƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ƚŚĞ':sďĂƐĞĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh͘^͘&ŝƐŚĂŶĚtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞĂŶĂĚĂ͛Ɛ;͛ƐͿĂŶĂĚŝĂŶtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ŚĂƐůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ͗ ͻ ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵϴϲĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂŶĂĚĂ͘ ͻ ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůΨϴĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJĚŽůůĂƌŽĨĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĚ h͘^͘ĨƵŶĚƐ͘

/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚŝƐďƌŽĂĚĂŐĞŶĐLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂůƐŽƌĞůLJ ŽŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚĞŶƐŽĨƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨ hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂŶĂĚŝĂŶĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƚŽĐŽůůĞĐƚŐŽŽƐĞͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ŬĞLJĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĐŝĞŶĐĞŝƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞ ǀŽůƵŵĞŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJŚƵŶƚĞƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĂŶĚďĂŶĚ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝĞƐ͘,ƵŶƚĞƌƐ͞ƐĂŵƉůĞ͟ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƌŬĞĚďŝƌĚƐ ďLJƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞŝƌďĂŶĚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůŚĂƌǀĞƐƚƐŽĨ ŐĞĞƐĞ͕ĂŶĚďLJƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐƉĂƌƚƐ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ƚĂŝůĨĂŶƐĂŶĚǁŝŶŐƟƉƐ ŽĨŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚŐĞĞƐĞͿĨŽƌĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐͬĂŐĞͬƐĞdž ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͘

ĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂƚůĞĂƐƚϴϬ͕ϬϬϬŚƵŶƚĞƌƐƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƐŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬŽƌƐŽŝŶĂŶĂĚĂ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ŚƵŶƚĞƌƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϲϬ͕ϬϬϬŚƵŶƚĞƌͲƐŚŽƚďĂŶĚƌĞĐŽǀĞƌŝĞƐĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŵĂƐƐŝǀĞĐŝƟnjĞŶ ͞ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ͟ŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ͕ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůƌĂƚĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƚŚĞƐŝnjĞĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ

Information collected from the hunting community is critical to monitoring efforts aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of arctic geese.

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30 ,abitat MaƩerƐ 2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ĂŶĂĚĂ'ŽŽƐĞŚƵŶƟŶŐĂƌĞĂŝŶƉƌĂŝƌŝĞĂŶĂĚĂ͘ ĨŽƌŵŽƐƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĂƌĐƟĐŐĞĞƐĞŝŶEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘'ŝǀĞŶ rodLJ dmondƐon ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͕ƌĞŵŽƚĞďƌĞĞĚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐŐĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ &or more informaƟon͕ contact eanna idžon͕ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĂĞƌŝĂůƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͕ĂƌĞ ArcƟc 'ooƐe :oint sentƵre Coordinator͕ ;780Ϳ 951Ͳ8652͕ ĞŝƚŚĞƌůŽŐŝƐƟĐĂůůLJŝŵƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůŽƌƉƌŽŚŝďŝƟǀĞůLJĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ͘dŚƵƐ͕ deanna͘didžonΛcanada͘ca͘ ƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚƵŶƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝƐ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůƚŽŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĞīŽƌƚƐĂŝŵĞĚĂƚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ džƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƐ;ΨͿ dŚĞƌĐƟĐ'ŽŽƐĞ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞƐƐŝŶĐĞƌĞŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞƚŽ 2016Ͳ2017 dotal ;1991Ͳ2017Ϳ ĂůůƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚŝŶŐ ϳϬϱ͕ϭϵϱ ϭϱ͕ϱϴϰ͕Ϭϲϱ ǁŚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞďĂƐĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ϭ͕ϯϲϯ͕ϱϯϰ Ϯϭ͕ϵϮϴ͕ϴϬϴ EŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŐĞĞƐĞ͘/ŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ͕ƚŚĞ':sǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽ ^ƵƌǀĞLJƐ Ϯϵϱ͕ϵϲϮ ϭϬ͕ϱϮϴ͕Ϯϭϯ ƚŚĂŶŬƚŚĞh͘^͘&ŝƐŚĂŶĚtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚ͛ƐĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ ŽůůĂƌKďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ  ϭ͕ϯϮϰ͕ϭϴϱ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĨŽƌƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƐĞĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĐƌŝƟĐĂů DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ  ϮϳϮ͕ϵϵϮ ĨŽƌůĞǀĞƌĂŐŝŶŐďƌŽĂĚĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌĐŽŶƟŶĞŶƚͲǁŝĚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ϰϯ͕ϳϳϬ ϲϱϭ͕Ϯϱϲ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨĂƌĐƟĐŐĞĞƐĞ͘ dŽƚĂů ΨϮ͕ϰϬϴ͕ϰϲϭ ΨϱϬ͕Ϯϴϵ͕ϱϭϵ

ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝůϭ͕ϮϬϭϲƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘ ϭϵϵϭͲϮϬϭϳĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϭ͕ϭϵϵϭƚŽDĂƌĐŚϯϭ͕ϮϬϭϳƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘

2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 31 Sea Duck

,ĂƌůĞƋƵŝŶƵĐŬƐ͘ dŚĞ^:sĐŽǀĞƌƐĂůůŽĨĂŶĂĚĂĂŶĚƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĨŽĐƵƐĞƐŽŶ dim owman ĐŽĂƐƚĂůǁĂƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŵŝŐƌĂƟŶŐĂŶĚǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĚƵĐŬƐĂŶĚďŽƌĞĂůĨŽƌĞƐƚĂŶĚ ƚƵŶĚƌĂĨŽƌŶĞƐƟŶŐĚƵĐŬƐ͘dŚĞ:sŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂůůϮϮƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞϭϱƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ƚƌŝďĞMerginiͿ͗ŽŵŵŽŶŝĚĞƌ͕<ŝŶŐŝĚĞƌ͕ ^ƉĞĐƚĂĐůĞĚŝĚĞƌ͕^ƚĞůůĞƌ͛ƐŝĚĞƌ͕ůĂĐŬ^ĐŽƚĞƌ͕tŚŝƚĞͲǁŝŶŐĞĚ^ĐŽƚĞƌ͕^ƵƌĨ ^ĐŽƚĞƌ͕ĂƌƌŽǁ͛Ɛ'ŽůĚĞŶĞLJĞ͕ŽŵŵŽŶ'ŽůĚĞŶĞLJĞ͕ƵŋĞŚĞĂĚ͕>ŽŶŐͲƚĂŝůĞĚ ƵĐŬ͕,ĂƌůĞƋƵŝŶƵĐŬ͕ŽŵŵŽŶDĞƌŐĂŶƐĞƌ͕ZĞĚͲďƌĞĂƐƚĞĚDĞƌŐĂŶƐĞƌĂŶĚ ,ŽŽĚĞĚDĞƌŐĂŶƐĞƌ͘ƐĂŐƌŽƵƉĂŶĚĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐ ǁǁǁ͘ƐĞĂĚƵĐŬũǀ͘ŽƌŐ ƵƐĞĂůůĨŽƵƌŇLJǁĂLJƐ͘

/ƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶϭϵLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞ^ĞĂƵĐŬ:ŽŝŶƚsĞŶƚƵƌĞ;^:sͿǁĂƐŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚ͕ůĂƌŐĞůLJ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂďŽƵƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĚĞĐůŝŶĞƐ͘dǁŽƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƌĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJ listed in Canada as species of special concern under the ^pecieƐ At RiƐŬ Act;ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ ĂƌƌŽǁ͛Ɛ'ŽůĚĞŶĞLJĞĂŶĚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ,ĂƌůĞƋƵŝŶƵĐŬͿĂŶĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƚǁŽĂƌĞůŝƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞndangered ^pecieƐ Act;^ƉĞĐƚĂĐůĞĚŝĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ^ƚĞůůĞƌ͛ƐŝĚĞƌͿ͘ƐƐƵĐŚ͕ŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ^:s͛ƐŐŽĂůƐǁĂƐƚŽůĞĂƌŶĞŶŽƵŐŚĂďŽƵƚƐĞĂ ĚƵĐŬƐƚŽƌĞǀĞƌƐĞĚĞĐůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚŬĞĞƉŽƚŚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĨƌŽŵďĞŝŶŐůŝƐƚĞĚ͘ƵƚǁŝƚŚƐŽ ŵĂŶLJƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŐĂƉƐ͕ƚŚĞƚĂƐŬǁĂƐĚĂƵŶƟŶŐ͘ dŚĞ^:sďĞŐĂŶďLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐďĂƐŝĐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ͕ ďĂƐĞĚŽŶǁŚĂƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŶĞĚ͕ŵŽƌĞŶĂƌƌŽǁůLJĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŝƚƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŽŶŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŵŽƐƚŶĞĞĚĞĚďLJŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐƚŽŵĂŬĞďĞƩĞƌĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐĂďŽƵƚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĂŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘

KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ^:s͛ƐŇĂŐƐŚŝƉƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶƚŚĞƚůĂŶƟĐĂŶĚ'ƌĞĂƚ>ĂŬĞƐ^ĞĂƵĐŬ DŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ^ƚƵĚLJ͘DŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϬϬƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐŽĨĨŽƵƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ůĂĐŬ͕^ƵƌĨĂŶĚtŚŝƚĞͲ ǁŝŶŐĞĚ^ĐŽƚĞƌƐĂŶĚ>ŽŶŐͲƚĂŝůĞĚƵĐŬƐͿǁĞƌĞŵĂƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƩĞƌƐĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĐŬĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƌŽƵƚĞƐĂŶĚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚ ƚŽĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŝƌƵƐĞŽĨǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐŶĞĂƌƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚŽīƐŚŽƌĞǁŝŶĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞh͘^͘ƚůĂŶƟĐĐŽĂƐƚ͘dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚŽƌĞĚĞĮŶĞ

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ŶŽƵŐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶůĞĂƌŶĞĚĂďŽƵƚƐĞĂĚƵĐŬĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚďŝŽůŽŐLJƚŽĞŶĂďůĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ŽĨŚĂƌǀĞƐƚŽŶƐĞǀĞƌĂůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐƚŽĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͕ŚŽǁƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŝƐƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůŽĨŚĂƌǀĞƐƚďLJ ƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƐƵďƐŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŚƵŶƚĞƌƐ͍dŚĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƌĂŝƐĞƐƐŽŵĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌďĞƩĞƌĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƐ ŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝnjĞĂŶĚŽĨĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͕ŶĞƐƟŶŐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ĚƵĐŬůŝŶŐƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůĂŶĚƌĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ͘

^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϭ͕ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬƉĞĞƌͲƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŚĂǀĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚĨƌŽŵĂďŽƵƚϭϱϬƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^:s͕ ǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJŵŽƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƐ͘ŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĞĂ ĚƵĐŬĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶŚĞůĚĞǀĞƌLJƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϬϮ ĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ;ŵŽƐƚůLJEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂͿƚŽŚĞůƉĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨƐĞĂĚƵĐŬďŝŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞ^:s ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƐƚƌŽŶŐĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐ͕ǁŝƚŚĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶh͘^͘ĂŶĚĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞŐŽŽĚŶĞǁƐŝƐƚŚĂƚŶŽŵŽƌĞƐĞĂĚƵĐŬƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ůŝƐƚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐͲĂƚͲƌŝƐŬŽƌĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ͘ ƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐƟůůĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂďŽƵƚůŽǁƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ

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2017 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ,abitat MaƩerƐ 33 Black Duck

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