International Center for Loon Conservation

The International Center for Loon Conservation is dedicated to research, monitoring and education to ensure sustainable populations of all loon species. We emphasize understanding population dynamics by conducting long-term studies of uniquely banded loon populations. We work collaboratively and provide networks for researchers in both the United States and around the world to provide the results and conclusions of our research to the public and policy makers.

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Dave Evers featured on the BBC's "A Life With..." Loons
Writer and naturalist Paul Evans goes to Maine to meet David Evers, a conservation biologist who has spent a life with loons, the enigmatic bird of northern lakes known in the UK as the Great Northern Diver. Click here to listen to the show on 7/22/09 at 4:00 pm eastern time.

Recent Publications and resources

DeSorbo, C.R., Fair, J., Taylor, K., Hanson, W., Evers, D.C., Vogel, H.S., Cooley Jr, J.H. Guidelines for constructing and deploying common loon nesting rafts. Northeastern Naturalist 15(1):75-86. pdf
DeSorbo, C.R., Taylor, K.M., Kramar, D.E., Fair, J., Cooley Jr, J.H., Evers, D.C., Hanson, W., Vogel, H.S., Atwood, J.L. 2007. Reproductive advantages of common loons using rafts. Journal of Wildlife Management 71, 4. pp 1206-1213. pdf
Evers, D.C., Savoy, L.J., DeSorbo, C.R., Yates, D.E., Hanson, W., Taylor, K.M., Siegel, L.S., Cooley Jr, J.H., Bank, M.S., Major, A., Munney, K., Mower, B.F., Vogel, H.S., Schoch, N., Pokras, M., Goodale, M.W., Fair, J. 2008. Adverse effects from environmental mercury loads on breeding common loons. Ecotoxicology 17(2):69-81 pdf
Evers, D. C. 2007. Status assessment and conservation plan for the Common Loon (Gavia immer) in North America. BRI Report 2007-20. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA. pdf

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