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Abstract
Giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) were extirpated from Iowa by the early 1900s due to unregulated hunting, egg gathering, and wetland drainage in the nineteenth century (Bishop 1978). Ef- forts to reintroduce Canada geese in Iowa began in 1964 (Bishop and Howing 1972) and involved releasing flightless adults and goslings at nearly 30 sites across the state (Zenner and LaGrange 1998a). In 1972, 13 flightless pairs were released at Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA; Bishop 1978). By 1989, the breeding population of Canada geese at Rice Lake WMA had increased to 420 nesting adults (G. G. Zenner, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, unpublished data). Canada goose nest success and nest densities were documented from 1989–1991 on extant islands at Rice Lake WMA (Zenner and LaGrange 1998b).
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Long-term changes in Canade Goose nest success and nest densities at an Iowa wetland complex |
| Series title | Prairie Naturalist |
| Volume | 49 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Great Plains Natural Science Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 37 |
| Last page | 40 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| Other Geospatial | Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area |
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