As I started to read the email from Anthony David Fox* which began..."I guess
it is not everyday that you get an unsolicited e-mail from Denmark, etc.", I
couldn't help but feel the satisfaction of being a small cog in a large,
important wheel, as it moves toward the better understanding of one of
nature's wild creatures. Sure, they were only a few "Canada's", which here on
L.I., are considered to be pests by some, but their welfare should continue to
rate our attention and concern.
Of the 3 CAGO's I reported , 2 had both neck collars and bands on both legs.The
first, marked with collar GIT, was ringed at a Lake known as "T" (very few
lakes in this area have Greenlandic names) on 17, July, 2008. This area, known
as Isunngua, is found immediately n/o the airport in Kangerlussuaq, in western
Greenland. A banding project of Greater White-fronted and Canada Geese, has
been conducted here, on and off, over many years. At the time of it's capture,
GIT, a male, was at least in it's 2nd summer, or older. The 2nd bird, marked
with collar GP5, was caught on 21, july, 2009 at Lake Y, not far away in the
same area.
The 3rd CAGO, (without a neck collar) seen and reported from the same field at
the same time, and with similar bands on the same legs, proved to be not part
of the above study.
Cheers,Bob
* Research ProfessorDepartment of Wildlife Ecology and BiodiversityNational
Environmental Research InstituteUniversity of AarhusKaloGrenavej 14DK-8410
RondeDenmark
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