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Declining Loon Populations. by Noreen Dertinger
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Wanted: Citizen scientists to help monitor the declining loon population: The reproductive success, and population of our beloved Common Loons has been in decline for the past several decades and continues to trend downward at a steady rate. Currently, southern Canada, including Ontario (particularly the northwestern region), is the most heavily affected region. The situation appears to be better in Quebec, where a more stable level of Common Loon reproduction is observed. In the United States, northern Wisconsin is also seeing a heavy decline in the loon population. To gain a better understanding of why the Common Loon population is declining in some regions but still stable in Quebec, Birds Canada and QuébecOiseaux ( Click Here ) have formed a partnership through which they will share research and observations about the loon population. The process to participate in the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey is unchanged for existing participants wishing to communicate in English. Existing CLLS participants, including those outside Quebec, who would prefer to communicate in French, can now do so by reaching out to QuébecOiseaux. For the relevant contact information, please visit: https://www.birdscanada.org/bird-science/canadian-lakes-loon-survey.
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