Additional resources are regularly being added. These include distributional information, species accounts, literature summaries. These advances are now used in research activities at state, federal, and international levels. Staff conduct studies jointly with colleagues in other federal, state and provincial agencies, with universities, and with non-governmental organizations. Staff are active in regional and national scientific societies, flyway technical section committees and other wildlife-related task groups, frequently holding leadership positions and serving as journal editors.
Staff advise students at levels from high school to graduate school.
Staff are frequently called upon to present the findings of studies at various forums. Habitat statistics derived from analysis of the imagery are provided to the FWS for use in models predicting the fall flight for several populations of arctic nesting geese. The result has been a better understanding of dietary composition and the effect diet has on egg production and other reproductive activities. Researchers have also determined the magnitude and patterns of nutrient storage in these species, factors controlling rate of nutrient uptake, and patterns of nutrient reserve use during migration and reproduction. The camera system has potential application to studies of nest predation and parasitism, incubation patterns and parental care, and effects of human disturbance on grassland nesting birds.