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Begun in 1994, the Marsh Monitoring Program
(MMP) assesses
the health of wetlands throughout the Great Lakes basin, especially those which the
International Joint Commission has identified as being in urgent need of remediation.
Concerted efforts are being made by conservationists and governments at all levels to
clean up these degraded sites. The MMP not only helps to measure the success of these
efforts, but it is also designed to monitor population trends of marsh birds and
amphibians throughout the basin. |
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Through funding, training and expertise, BSC is
coordinating the development of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. Stretching from
the Bay of Fundy to Vancouver Island, this necklace of nearly 20 stations, crewed
primarily by volunteers, represents the most efficient way of tracking population trends
of migrant birds that breed in northern wilderness areas. In conjunction with BSC's
migration monitoring program, the results become the catalyst for conservation action at
the national and international scale. |
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The Canadian Lakes Loon Survey
(CLLS) relies upon the
volunteer help of more than a thousand Canadian cottagers and campers to monitor Canada's
loons, and the effects that acid rain, jet skis and shoreline development have on them.
The breeding success of loons is an excellent indicator of the health of our northern
lakes. By offering educational signs and plans for artificial nest platforms, the CLLS
also provides its surveyors with the means to help loons on "their" lakes. |
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The
Canadian Migration Monitoring Network is a critical part of the work required for the
protection and preservation of Canadian birds and their habitats. I applaud the ingenious
and magnificent effort that Bird Studies Canada and its associates have made with the
initiation of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network. Dr. David N.
Nettleship, Scientist Emeritus Thanks for the opportunity to better understand the interconnectedness of the earth's environment and its creatures. Anne King |
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I loved
watching loons. It was a pleasure! I watched them until they departed for the south. I am
eager to give you the results of my wonderful summer. Diane Vigneau |
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