- Date
- circa 1966-05
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Round Lake
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that geese planted for the Game Club’s Round Lake project had wandered away from the area. Two round-ups failed to return them, although Round Lake remained their primary base; the article hoped nesting would keep them in place.
Evidence and limits
This is a local newspaper progress report. It does not establish population, nesting success, survival, or a wildlife-agency record.
Sources
- Reports that the Game Club’s planted geese wandered from Round Lake, that two round-ups failed to herd them back, and that the birds used Round Lake as a primary base while nesting was hoped to keep them in place. It does not establish population, nesting, survival, or wildlife-agency status.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Round Lake geese wander from the Game Club project, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-goose-wandering-report-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “Geese.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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