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_ScienceBase Catalog
__US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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____Migratory Birds
_____Region 7 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Management
______USFWS MBM Alaska Sea Bird Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will continue a collaborative study with partners including Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Audubon, U.S. Forest Service, and others, to address conservation-critical information needs of the Aleutian tern (ALTE). Populations of ALTE at known breeding sites within Alaska appear to be in decline since the 1960's. Due to these suspected population declines, substantial uncertainties related to census methods, and other critical information gaps, the Aleutian tern is included on several species watch lists. This proposal is a collaborative effort by a subset of members of the Pacific Seabird Group Aleutian Tern Technical Committee. Specifically, we will finalize a robust statewide...