Waterfowl

Emperor Goose

Almost all of the world's Emperor Geese nest on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. This goose species continues its slow rebound from a population crash that reached its low point in 1986. Because Emperor Geese have such a low reproductive potential, it takes a long time for their numbers to return to normal after an above-normal portion of the population has been killed off.

Projects and Related Reports

• North American Breeding Waterfowl Survey in Alaska.
• Expanded Aerial Surveys of Waterfowl in Alaska
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Spring 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Fall 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial Surveys of Geese, Swans, and Cranes, Yukon Delta, 2003 (pdf)
• Alaska Productivity Surveys of Geese, Swans and Brant, 2005 (pdf)
• Southwest Alaska Steller's Eider Survey
• Emperor Geese Fall Count and Proportion of Young Survey
• Yukon Delta Nesting Waterfowl Survey
• Yukon Delta Nesting Waterfowl Survey

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008