New sea duck atlas sheds light on poorly understood species and how we can protect them Canadian landscapes identified among 85 North American sites that provide critical habitat for sea ducks
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The Sea Duck Key Habitat Sites Atlas was created by a team of conservation researchers from across North America.
Key Points:
- The Sea Duck Key Habitat Sites Atlas was created by a team of conservation researchers from across North America.
- The sea duck atlas is an initiative of the Sea Duck Joint Venture , a partnership under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan .
- Sea ducks that frequent North America include eiders, scoters, mergansers, goldeneyes as well as buffleheads, long-tailed ducks and harlequin ducks.
- The sea duck atlas identified 85 sites as providing critical habitat for these birds, many of which are in Canada.