Goals: • Restore nesting habitat in Canada
and the United States • Enhance spring staging areas in
the Klamath Basin • Achieve historic wintering distribution
in California • Improve hunter opportunity
Project Spotlight: Partnering for Pintail
Pintails are among the most numerous ducks in California, yet hunters are subjected to a daily bag limit of only one bird. Hunting is not the cause of recent pintail decline, so Fish and Wildlife Service harvest strategies are in question. California Waterfowl has taken up the challenge of addressing these legitimate hunter concerns.
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About California Waterfowl's Pintail Program The Concern The elegant pintail inspires thoughts
of crisp winter days and of whistles echoing through the marsh.
Historically, pintails were by far the most numerous ducks, with
winter populations in the United States averaging over 5 million
birds. Beginning in the 1980s, however, populations began to plummet
nationwide. Recent surveys estimate the national population at around 3 million
birds. The decline is especially evident in the Pacific Flyway and
California, arguably the most important wintering area for pintails. Our Approach CWA is alert to California’s
responsibility in providing quality winter habitat for visiting
pintails. We are also working with partners to improve northern
nesting habitats and minimize disease outbreaks that can kill hundreds
of thousand of pintails each year.
California Waterfowl's annual post-season banding is complete!
Read the results here>>
HABITAT NEWS
California Waterfowl was busy during the 2008/09 wetland construction season in the Imperial Valley and near the Colorado River on public and private wetlands.
Public policy activities are helping direct state and federal funds
to pintail habitats. Other efforts include evaluations of
migration and improvement of spring and fall migration habitats.
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