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In 1997, effective communications was identified as mandatory to the successful implementation of any light goose management actions. DJCase and Associates was contracted to develop a strategy to educate and inform government decision makers, the media, and the public on this complex issue. As part of the communications strategy, three tours of the La Perouse…
Public information explosion begins. 100’s of articles begin appearing all across North America in newspapers, magazines, television, agency and NGO publications – even Life Magazine and the CBS evening news in 1997.
Light goose workshops and symposia were held in several areas to relay information and gather feedback in 1997
January 1998 – Snow Geese in Peril, a video produced by Ducks Unlimited, was previewed during the 9th NA Arctic Goose Conference
February 1998 – A Stakeholders Working Group established by AFWA to conduct an independent review of the Arctic Ecosystems in Peril, produced a report that supported the findings in the “Perils” report. The 12 member stakeholders group included the Inuvialuit Game Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Humane Society of the United States. The…
October 1998 – The Greater Snow Goose: Report of the Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group, was published by the AGJV.
October 1998 – The AGJV produced a detailed report on the science needs for management of overabundant snow geese in October 1998. The report included recommendations for improved evaluation and monitoring of light goose populations, habitat, and the impacts of management actions.
AGJV published the Snow Goose Cookbook to help hunters make use of large numbers of birds harvested.
In 1999, Conservation Order Regulations were implemented in the U.S. These new regulations allowed for harvest of light geese outside of the hunting season dates established in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1916. The Humane Society of the United States filed for an injunction in federal court to stop the Conservation Order. The CO…
In Canada, special measures were first implemented in Quebec and Manitoba in 1999.