In 1975, fewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained; fox removal and habitat protection helped the population rebound to around 200,000, and regulated hunting later returned
- Aleutian cackling geeseFewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained in 1975, with the birds restricted to a single rocky island in Alaska after introduced Arctic foxes destroyed nesting colonies across the Aleutian Islands.
- Fifty years later, predator removal, the creation of protected wetlands in California and coordinated management along the Pacific Flyway have helped the population recover to nearly 200,000 birds.
- The recovery has allowed US federal wildlife officials to move the species from protection under the Endangered Species Act to a regulated migratory game bird hunting system.
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- Aleutian cackling geeseFewer than 800 Aleutian cackling geese remained in 1975, with the birds restricted to a single rocky island in Alaska after introduced Arctic foxes destroyed nesting colonies across the Aleutian Islands.
- Fifty years later, predator removal, the creation of protected wetlands in California and coordinated management along the Pacific Flyway have helped the population recover to nearly 200,000 birds.
- The recovery has allowed US federal wildlife officials to move the species from protection under the Endangered Species Act to a regulated migratory game bird hunting system.
Sources: Times of India