_ Table Il. - Population Indices From Aerial Surveys. 

1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1955 * 
CARIBOO (4,500 Square Miles) 
Sample Area (Square Miles) 22.5 28.4 25.0 35.0 45.0 45.0 
Ducks Per Square Mile 11.5 13.5 7.7 14.5 9.0 
Canada Goose (Total Seen) 14 14 13 8 2 
Population Indices 51,800 60, 800 34,600 65,100 40, 600 56, 000 
CHILCOTIN (6,000 Square Miles) 
Sample Area (Square Miles) 29.5 30.0 27.5 43.3 78.0 78.0 
Ducks Per Square Mile 14.6 19.7 14.9 11.0 6.3 
Canada Goose (Total Seen) 5 18 4 33 23 
Population Indices 87,500 118,000 89, 100 66, 000 37,900 48,900 
PRINCE GEORGE (3,500 Square Miles) 
Sample Area (Square Miles) 28.3 29.3 22.5 20.0 40.0 40.0 
Ducks Per Square Mile 2.1 0.8 2.8 5.6 1.6 
Canada Goose (Total Seen) 4 2 - 6 4 
Population Indices 7,400 2, 800 9, 800 19,600 5,600 7,000 
TOTAL POPULATION INDICES 146, 700 181,600 133,500 150, 700 84,100 112,500 

* New method 
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