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Economic Analyses of ‘Crippling Losses’ of North American Waterfowl and Their Policy Implications for Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Michael R. Norton  and
Vernon G. Thomas
Michael R. Norton
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1, Canada*
Vernon G. Thomas
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2W1, Canada.
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Hunter ‘crippling losses’, or unretrieved kill, probably range from 20% to 40% of all ducks hit by gunfire. However, this major mortality factor in duck populations has been largely ignored by waterfowl policymakers and managers. An economic analysis of ‘crippling losses’ for prairie Canada and the USA was conducted, based on 1992 harvest statistics. The analysis is based on current levels of spending on habitat programmes designed to bolster declining North American duck populations, with reference to the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , Winter 1994 , pp. 347 - 353
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1994

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