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 4 ,ĂďŝƚĂƚDĂƩĞƌƐ 2019 Canadian North American Waterfowl Management Plan Report ^ƵŶƐĞƚŝŶĂŝŶƐDŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕ĂƉĞƌĞƚŽŶ͕EŽǀĂ^ĐŽƟĂ͘ /ƌǁŝŶĂƌƌĞƩ͕EĂƚƵƌĞŽŶƐĞƌǀĂŶĐLJŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ 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