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<br />OOJll4!, <br /> <br />WILDLIFE <br />GOALS <br /> <br />All :\'ational Wildlife Reruge~ have ont.' <br />main objective - to manage wildlife and <br />wildlife habitat for people to enjoy. Amer- <br />ican~ today know that only at ~uch pla{'e~ <br />a~ Brown~ Park Hefuge cun duck~. gee~e and many other forms of <br />wildlife be prescn'ed for future generations to enjoy_ At an acceler- <br />ated rate the arid \"est's fe..... wetlands and other wildlUe lands are <br />disappearing or made unfit for wildlife. ~Iany of today's wild- <br />life lands will tomorrow be 10.-,;t forever to urban and industrial <br />developments. Others will be altered. yielding lower wildlife popu- <br />lation:--, <br /> <br />CANADA GEESE <br /> <br />The Great Basin Canada (;oose will again be a \'cry common <br />ne,.ler and migrant when marshes and meadows afe restored. <br />Goals arc: <br /> <br />l\. ~ 1.000 Muslinl-{s raised annually <br />~A:~, i.UUO pcak number both fall and :-,;pring <br />~~~~ l;OO.OOO guuse use days annually <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />Browns Park !:we:-,;e arc part of a population nCf'ting <br />jact..'nt to the Green Ri\'er Drainag"c. which wintcrf' in the <br />Imperial \'alley:-,; of Arizona and Califor- <br />nia. A dccadt.. ago this population de- <br />crea~ed alarmingly. Hecm:ery ha~ been <br />:-;low. To perpetuate thi:-; flol:k. hif'toric <br />ne~ting areaf' like Brown:-: Park mu~t be <br />restored and managed. <br /> <br />DUCKS <br /> <br />in and ad- <br />Yuma and <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />y~\.- <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />/h <br />fY <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />"lar~hcs and meadow" to be de\'eloped will be managed <br />primarily to pro\'ide prime ne"ting c()ndition~ for duck", During mi- <br />gration ~ca~on:-,;. duck~ pa,,~ing through will fand ideal water. food. <br />alld coyer. Goal", are: <br /> <br />15.0UO ducklings rai~ed annually <br />iO.OUO peak numbt..r both fall and :-:pring <br />.t.UOO.UOO duck use day~ annually <br /> <br />The mallard i~ the main nester and <br />the mo~t common during migration. Other <br />ne~ting duck:, are the redhead. pintail. <br />gadwall. green-winged and cinnamon <br />teals. ",hovcler. and ruddy. These duck:- <br />and the widgeon arc common during: mi- <br />gration. <br /> <br />~~ <br />". '~P'f <br />tt -- <br />-~ <br />