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The following sequences of images are from the Summer 2001 goose banding expedition, including Division staffers Ted Nichols and Joe Garris, to the Canadian Arctic. For the complete story see Canada Goose Banding in the Arctic, written by Ted.
The sequence below follows the banding operation from start to finish. Click each image for a larger view.
The banding crew included members from the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, Peter Duncan of Nunavik Rotors, Arnaud Bechet of the University of Quebec at Montreal and Sandy Suppa of the Makivik Corporation.
Habitat scenes from the Ungava Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic.
Despite its forbidding appearance, wildlife thrives in this harsh environment.