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Taylor E.
post Sep 14 2005, 07:18 PM
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That sounds interesting...moving the geese into the "pot" and banding them, but I have one question, What does the banding do to help scientists??
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Leslie_Pierce
post Sep 23 2005, 12:36 AM
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Hi Taylor,

That's a good question!

Well, collecting data during the banding gives the biologists information on the variability in sizes of geese.

But why put the bands on their legs? When birds are found in the future having bands on their legs provides a means of tracking their movements. Sometimes bands are recovered from birds that are found dead or that are taken by hunters. Knowing the time and place where the bird was found helps track their migration.

And, sometimes birds are captured in the pot that already have a band on their leg. This is very helpful because now the biologists can also get information on individual growth rates as well as migratory movements.

All of this information can help biologists in figuring out the dynamics of the population - in other words, if the population is growing, declining, or remaining stable. This information can be used by wildlife managers in deciding on hunting quotas.

There's probably more that this data will tell biologists, but how is that for a start!

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