Nirlinak • Cackling Goose
Bird - Branta hutchinsii
The Cackling goose is a migratory bird whose breeding grounds are located on the tundras of norther Canada and Alaska. A pair of Cackling geese may mate for life (up to 20 years). There was a threat to the population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to over harvesting and habitat loss. Since then, the population has recovered and stabilized.
Photo Credit: Cackling Goose brood by Tim Bowman, USFWS, 2003. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_Cackling_Goose_Brood.jpg. Used under Public Domain.
