Thursday, May 16, 2013

Long Point Waterfowl

Mission: "advance the conservation and management of waterfowl and other wetland associated organisms and their habitats."
Established in the late 1980s and based in Canada the main focus of Long Point Waterfowl is to study the Great Lakes. Their main focuses is research, conservation and education. They conduct a lot of research and host undergraduate, graduate and doctorate students that publish papers through a research program.  They strive to increase public awareness and create feasible management objectives for waterfowl.
Things they do:

  • Youth hunter education courses
  • Duck festivles 
  • Having undergraduate, graduate and PhD students conducting research
  • Research types include:
    • Monitoring waterfowl populations
    • Assessing habitats (wetlands)
    • Creating management implications from research
There is no way to gain "membership" however, there are ways to support this organization through donations.



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