Hello Guys,
Enclosed below is a copy of the handout that I will be distributing at the AGM on Sunday for your consideration.
Jerome
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Tundra Swan Fact Sheet 2010:
The continental Tundra Swan population of North America is divided into two (2) populations.
The Eastern Population (EP) Tundra Swan (TUSW) numbers are 100,000 or 25% above the Management Plan goal of 80,000.
The Western Population (WP) Tundra Swan (TUSW) numbers are 80,000 or 33% above the Management Plan goal of 60,000.
The EP TUSW recreational international (Canada and the United States) harvest is currently set at 4800 birds and therefore a total of 9600 permits (based upon an estimated 50% harvest rate) are issued. The actual EP TUSW harvest rate in the United States is only about 37%.
Since there is currently no recreational EP TUSW harvest in Canada all 9600 permits are available to hunters in the United States. The Americans get their 59% of the 9600 permits as well as our 41% of the 9600 permits.
The native people in Canada already have their own "subsistence" harvest for both EP TUSW and WP TUSW which is now (since 1995) year round (spring migration, summer nesting and fall migration) with no bag limits.
Furthermore ... the native people of Canada may harvest the Trumpeter Swan (TRSW) as well.
Update 2014:
The Eastern Population (EP) Tundra Swan (TUSW) numbers are remaining over 100,000 and the USFWS is now considering additional opportunities to hunt Tundra Swans in the eastern states.
The Western Population (WP) Tundra Swan (TUSW) numbers have also increased since 2010.
Additional Information:
I have started four (4) threads on the LPWA web site:
1) Proposal for a Tundra Swan Recreational Harvest in the Province of Ontario - 2010
2) Tundra Swan Harvest Presentation - 2011
3) CWS Tundra Swan Season Assessment - 2013
4) A Tundra Swan Season In Ontario - 2014
Contact Information:
You may send a letter indicating your support for a limited (tag only) Tundra Swan season directly to Mr. Jack Hughes, Manager of Population Conservation, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 335 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0H3 by mail, e-mail (
jack.hughes@ec.gc.ca) or fax (1-613-949-8307).