Datasets / Aleutian Canada goose transplant from Buldir Island to Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, summer 1987


Aleutian Canada goose transplant from Buldir Island to Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, summer 1987

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued over 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

A total of 136 geese were captured on Buldir. Four died in the transplant efforts. One bird died during transport and three died on Amchitka. The birds that died represented a three percent mortality factor for all the birds captured and transplanted. A total of 132 Aleutian Canada geese composed of 74 goslings and 59 adults minus one bird, age unknown were successfully transplanted and released on Amchitka Island. Continuation of transplant efforts on Amchitka or other foxfree islands will lead to the reestablishment of nesting populations of this endangered subspecies on Amchitka and other islands and hopefully lead to this eventual removal from the endangered species list.