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| Title: |
Peregrine Falcon Population Monitoring |
| Abstract: |
In accordance with the Alaska Peregrine Falcon Recovery Plan,
the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has conducted surveys of endangered
Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus anatum and F. p. tundrius)
annually since 1986. From 1986-1991, biologists worked in remote, seldom
visited parts of western and northwestern Alaska. A large, previously unreported
nesting population was found along the coast of Norton Sound and monitored
from 1987-1991 because of concern for impacts from nearshore dredge mining.
In spring 1991, the Department assumed responsibility for surveys on two
(the Tanana and Sagavanirktok rivers) of the four "representative study
areas" with long-term historical data identified in the Alaska Recovery
Plan. In anticipation of delisting of both F. p. anatum and F.
p. tundrius, the state is assuming a larger role in monitoring as described
in recent amendments to the federal Endangered Species Act. |
| Keywords: |
Peregrine Falcon, endangered species, Falco peregrinus
anatum, Falco peregrinus tundrius, monitoring, Tanana River, Sagavanirktok
River, Norton Sound |
| Status: |
Ongoing. |
| Duration: |
1986 (current areas, 1991) - Uncertain duration following
delisting |
| Location: |
Tanana and Sagavanirktok rivers, Norton Sound, Alaska |
| Region: |
Central Alaska; Western Alaska; Northern Alaska |
| Cooperators: |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game; U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; Bureau of Land Management |
| Contacts: |
- John Wright
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- 1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 USA
- 907-459-7292
- jwright@fishgame.state.ak.us
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