Canada Geese banded
Lovers of Canada Geese converged on a Smith's Road pond last weekend to pay homage to the fowl as they flocked to the region to moult. In a joint effort by the Taranaki Fish and Game Council and Ducks Unlimited with assistance from the Department of Conservation, volunteers braved clawed feet and snapping beaks to band and sex the flock. Of the 150 birds 84 were successfully penned and banded, the majority being juvenile. The flock is the progeny of just nine breeding geese re-located from Lake Ellesmere in 1978 „ with another 13 birds I added by Ducks Unlim- I ited shortly after. Waimarino Ducks Un- | limited spokesperson I Diane Pritt commended the efforts of all the volunteers on the day saying the operation was a "tremendous success." She particularly praised the "brilliant workmanship" of Fish and Game field officer Mat McDougall. Ms Pritt said it is imperative leg bands from dead geese are retumed either by game hunters or members of the public to the Department of Conservation's statistics office in Wellington. This is essential if there is to be successful monitoring of the birds' movements around the country. '
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 371, 29 January 1991, Page 5
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193Canada Geese banded Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 371, 29 January 1991, Page 5
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