Journal of Wildlife Management
Volume 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 458-461

Hunting vulnerability of local and migrant canada geese: A reply (Article)

Lindberg M.S.* , Malecki R.A.
  • a New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Femow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States, National Biological Service, New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States, Department of Biology and Wildlife, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, United States
  • b New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Femow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States

Abstract

Leafloor et al. (1996) accurately identified the assumptions that were described or implied in our study (Lindberg and Malecki 1994) of hunting vulnerability of Canada geese (Branta canadensis). We acknowledge that future studies based on more complete datasets may challenge or refute our assumptions. However, Leafloor et al's. (1996) approach left room for error and failed to convince us that our assumptions were unreasonable or that our results were not valid. We contend that their conclusions about vulnerability of Canada geese in northwestern Pennsylvania are poorly founded and potentially misleading.

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Population Survival Hunting vulnerability Pennsylvania Canada geese Branta canadensis Harvest

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DOI: 10.2307/3802249
ISSN: 0022541X
Original Language: English