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From: kalmialatifolia 
To: ible@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:38 AM
Subject: Trumpeter Swan Observations


Hi folks,

Please see the letter below requesting observations of collared 
Trumpeter Swans in Idaho. I am forwarding this on to all of you on 
behalf of Lauri Hanauska-Brown from the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game. 
Please feel free to forward this on to anyone else that may be 
interested, or who be able to help. 

Thank you!
-Colleen Moulton 

Trumpeter Swan Observations
Lauri Hanauska-Brown, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Idaho Falls Regional Office

The Department of Idaho Fish and Game is looking for collared 
trumpeter swans again this year.  The swans of most interest have 
yellow collars with black lettering or green collars with white 
lettering.  All collared swans however are important to record.  
Please contact me at lhanausk@idfg.idaho.gov to report collar 
observations and/or congregations of wintering birds in places that 
seems `out of the ordinary'.   If you are interested in volunteering 
for this project please contact me at 390-1512.


PROJECT SUMMARY
Trumpeter Swan Translocations and Observations – 
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Upper Snake Region

Winter translocation efforts to address trumpeter swan over-crowding 
in the Island Park area of Idaho began in 1990.  The goal of 
dispersing the wintering population and establishing secure use of 
other parts of southeastern Idaho was to reduce population impacts on 
habitat and concern over die-offs in Island Park because of disease 
or starvation.  Dispersal to more southerly wintering areas could 
also increase early spring food resources for the resident segment of 
the southern Idaho nesting population.  Winter translocation efforts 
up to this time, however, have not adequately achieved the goal of 
dispersing the population to new wintering grounds.  Trapping and 
translocating cygnets without accompanying adults from traditional 
wintering grounds had not been attempted.  The winter of 2001-2002 
was the first year that a multi-agency group captured and 
translocated cygnets from Harriman State Park (HSP).  A control group 
of marked cygnets was released at HSP and all other captured cygnets 
were translocated to the Bear River and Bear Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge (NWR).  Release sites were deemed suitable and translocating 
cygnets without adults proved feasible, as most translocated cygnets 
remained at the sites throughout much of the winter showing no 
obvious signs of starvation or disease.  Translocation continued 
until the winter of 2004-2005.  The winter of 2005-2006 begins 
efforts to track and observe returning collared swans.     







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