After two years of COVID-19 border restrictions, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Inhabitants and Habitat Survey (WBPHS) is being flown over Canada as soon as once more.
The aerial breeding surveys that advanced into the WBPHS started in 1947. The aim was to offer data on spring inhabitants dimension and trajectory for 19 North American duck species (or species teams), Canada geese, and American coot, and to judge habitat circumstances in Prairie-Parkland Canada.
The information is used to determine searching rules within the US and Canada for researching bird-environment relationships important to efficient conservation planning. The survey is carried out by floor, airplane, and helicopter over a two-million-square-mile space that covers the principal breeding areas of North America, and contains elements of Alaska, Canada, and the north-central US.
This survey, also referred to as the Breeding Inhabitants Survey (B-POP) or the Might Survey, can also be utilized by Canadian wildlife companies.
