40S Biology Unit 5 - Conservation of Biodiversity 5.
Manitoba hydro wants to build a dam on a river in northern Manitoba. They have hired
you, a wildlife biologist, to conduct a study into whether or not this project will have a
significant impact on the population of a rare lake sturgeon. The population has been
declining in past years and a way of monitoring it is necessary. Describe how you would
go about designing a study to estimate and monitor the existing population. (4 marks)​