International Wildfowl Inquiry
Volume 1. Factors Affecting the General Status of Wild Geese and Wild Duck
- Author: John Berry
- Date Published: June 2011
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107617483
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During the century leading up to this book's publication in 1941, there had been a complete revolution in conditions governing the habits and numbers of wildfowl in many parts of the world. Industrial innovations such as the breech-loading gun, the steam-engine, and the internal combustion engine not only increased destruction, but, by disturbance of previously quiet resting places, led to vast changes in distribution. In most locations, these changes were masked by seasonal fluctuations, and too slow for the average wildfowler to notice. But it began to be realised, especially in North America, that the number of wildfowl was seriously diminishing. To obtain accurate information, the International Committee for Bird Preservation adopted a far-reaching scheme of investigation and inquiry. This first volume contains eight papers by specialists.
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- Date Published: June 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107617483
- length: 136 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 170 x 6 mm
- weight: 0.24kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Foreword
Part I. Introduction: The History of Events Leading to the Formation of the Wildfowl Inquiry Subcommittee Percy R. Lowe
Part II. Conditions in Northern Breeding Areas of Wildfowl:
1. North-East Greenland C. G. Bird and E. G. Bird
2. Iceland W. M. Congreve and S. W. P Freme
3. Spitsbergen W. M. Congreve, C. T. Dalgety, J. H. McNeile and E. S. Steward
4. Norwegian Lapland W. M. Congreve
Part III. The Distribution of Zostera (Eel Grass, Wigeon Grass) and Other Seashore Plants in Relation to the Migrations of Wildfowl R. W. Butcher
Part IV. British Decoys H. A. Gilbert, Colin McLean, C. W. Mackworth Praed and H. Leyborne Popham
Part V. Punt-Gunning C. T. Dalgety, R. A. H. Coombes, H. A. Gilbert, H. Leyborne Popham and T. Russell Goddard
Part VI. Ringing of the Duck at British Decoys for the Wildfowl Inquiry Committee A. Landsborough Thomson and C. W. Mackworth Praed
Part VII. Results of Ringing Duck: General Survey of Data from All Sources A. Landsborough Thomson
Part VIII. Close Time Phyllis Barclay-Smith:
5. Table of close times
Index.
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