Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

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Language: English

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Full reference: Andersson, Å. 2004. The reintroduction of the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Swedish Lapland – a summary for 2000-2003. , In: Aarvak, T. & Timonen, S. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Report 2001-2003. WWF Finland Report No 20 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF Rapportserie Report No 1-2004: pp. 51-52.

Keywords: Annual report, monitoring, reintroduction

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Language: English

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Full reference: Tegelström, H., Ruokonen, M. & Löfgren, S. 2001. The genetic status of the captive Lesser White-fronted Geese used for breeding and reintroduction in Sweden and Finland. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 2000. WWF Finland Report 13 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF Rapportserie Report No 1-2001: pp. 37-39.

Keywords: Annual report, monitoring, reintroduction

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca)

Volume: 7 , Pages: 137-149.

Language: English

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Full reference: Mooij, J.H. 2001. Reintroduction project for the Lesser White-fronted Goose by help of ultra-light aircraft. (In English, with Russian summary and legends). Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca): 7, 137-149.

Literature type: General

Language: English

Full reference: Kampe-Persson, H. 2001. Is Donana of importance for Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus? Anuario Ornitológico de Donana 1 1999-2001: 154-162.

Keywords: occurrence, reintroduction, colour ring, resighting, Sweden, Spain, Finland, observation

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: von Essen, L., Bylin, A. & Fagerström, B. 2000. The Swedish project on re-establishment of the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Swedish Lapland - a summary for 1999. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1999. WWF Finland Report 12 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-2000: pp. 52-53.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual, reintroduction

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: Conservation Genetics

Volume: 1 , Pages: 277-283.

DOI: 10.1023/A:1011509922762

Language: English

Full reference: Ruokonen, M., Kvist, L., Tegelström, H., Lumme, J. 2000. Goose hybrids, captive breeding and restocking of the Fennoscandian populations of the Lesser White-fronted goose (Anser erythropus). Conservation Genetics 1: 277-283. https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1011509922762

Keywords: captive stock, hybrids, mitochondrial DNA, reintroduction

Abstract:

The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is the most threatened of the Palearctic goose species with a declining population trend throughout its distributional range. The current estimate of the Fennoscandian subpopulation size is 30–50 breeding pairs, whereas it still numbered more than 10 000 individuals at the beginning of the last century. Reintroduction and restocking have been carried out in Sweden and Finland using captive lesser white-fronted goose stock with unknown origins. We have carried out a study of the genetic composition of captive-bred stock by sequencing a 221 bp hypervariable fragment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region from 15 individuals from the Hailuoto farm, Finland. Two out of the three maternal lineages detected in the captive stock are also present in wild populations. The third maternal lineage among the captive lesser white-fronted geese originates from the closely related greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). None of the investigated wild lesser white-fronted goose individuals carried themtDNA of the greater white-fronted goose. The presence of greater white-fronted goose mtDNA in the lesser white-fronted goose captive stock suggests that hybridization has occurred during captive propagation.

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Language: English

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Full reference: Ruokonen, M. 2000. Genetic composition of the captive Lesser White-fronted Goose population. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1999. WWF Finland Report 12 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-2000: pp. 54-56.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual, DNA, reintroduction

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: von Essen, L. 1999. The swedish reintroduction project of Lesser White-fronted Geese. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1998. WWF Finland Report 10 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-1999.: pp. 53-55.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual, reintroduction, re-introduction

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of the goose and swan study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca)

Volume: 5 , Pages: 155-157.

Language: Russian (In Russian)

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Full reference: von Essen, L. 1999. [New data on several projects on the Lesser White-fronted Goose.], Bulletin of the goose and swan study group of Eastern Europe and North Asia (Casarca): 5, 155-157.

Keywords: reintroduction

Literature type: Book

Language: Dutch (In Dutch & English)

Full reference: van den Berg, A.B. & Bosman, C.A.W. 1999. Zeldsame vogels van Nederland met vermelding van alle soorten. Avifauna van Nederland 1. [Rare birds of the Netherlands with complete list of all species. Avifauna van Nederland 1.] , Pica Press, Hong Kong. 397pp.

Keywords: winter, wintering, Netherlands, occurrence, scarse, wisitor, trapped, collected, reintroduction