Editing Flyway (section)

==History==
The passing of the [[Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918]] in the United States resulted in a need for more information on bird migration. [[Frederick Charles Lincoln]] was put in charge and improved methods for trapping and [[Bird ringing|banding]], developed record-keeping procedures, recruited banders, fostered international cooperation, and promoted banding as a tool for research and wildlife management. He found it was possible to establish the routes used by waterfowl during their annual migrations and he developed the flyway concept, a key idea in the management and regulation of hunting of migratory birds; by establishing the routes used, estimates of population sizes could be made and suitable protection could be put in place.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gabrielson|first=Ira N.|title=Frederick Charles Lincoln Obituary |journal=The Auk |year=1962 |volume=79 |issue=3 |pages=495–499 |url=http://sora.unm.edu/node/21142 |doi=10.2307/4082843|jstor=4082843|doi-access=free }}</ref>

[[File:Saloum.gif|thumb|right|300px|The [[Saloum Delta]] in Senegal, on the [[East Atlantic Flyway]]]]
The special vulnerability of waterfowl and shorebirds on their international migrations, with their specific needs for suitable wetland stopovers, resulted in the signing of the [[Ramsar Convention]] in 1971. As a result, over 2300 [[List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance|Ramsar sites]] have been established around the world, many being situated on flyways where they provide the vital habitat needed by the birds on their journeys.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/about |title=Ramsar sites information service |access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>