Waterfowl

Cackling Goose

Cackling Geese are the smallest race of Canada Goose in the world, only slightly larger than a mature drake Mallard, and all of them nest on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta within about 15 miles of the coast. Cackling Goose populations were in trouble during the mid 1980's. But through the cooperation of Native hunters, sport hunters, and management agencies, their numbers have risen dramatically.

Projects and Related Reports

• North American Breeding Waterfowl Survey in Alaska.
• Expanded Aerial Surveys of Waterfowl in Alaska
• Aerial Surveys of Geese, Swans, and Cranes, Yukon Delta, 2003 (pdf)
• Yukon Delta Nesting Waterfowl Survey
• Yukon Delta Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008