Survey McKay's bunting population, range, refugia, and habitat use on St. Matthew and Hall Islands in Alaska to inform management decisions on the species’ recovery efforts. Project will determine whether the 38% decline in the global breeding population documented between the 2003 and 2018 surveys were a short-term fluctuation that has since abated or is part of a longer-term decline that warrants additional research and possibly remedial actions to recover the species.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund
Project Title: Surveying McKay's Bunting Population on St. Matthew and Hall Islands (AK)
Organization:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Project ID:
0801.24.082247
Description:
Award Amount:
$40000.00
Location:
St. Matthew and Hall Islands, Central Bering Sea, Alaska