The Canada Goose is now a pest in North America. They have stopped migrating
around the cities as there is enough food to keep them going through the
winter and have built up massive numbers. The cities like Vancouver have to
pay people to find the nests and shake them or paint oil on them so that
they don't hatch.
Also, in certain areas like Montagny in Quebec, the Snow Goose is becoming
too common for the habitat and they are trying to encourage hunting.
Best Regards
Tim
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Behalf Of Lawrie Conole
> Sent: Monday, 4 November 2002 5:08 PM
> To: Lawrie Conole; Kate,Kurt,Elliot Lindsay
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] The Canada Goose & some rare Victorian birds
>
>
> >Still, have canada geese ever caused any troubles in Europe,New
> Zealand,or
> >The american Continent?
> >even still when you compare the popuklations of the geese to
> australia,I
> >mean man!
>
> Canada Geese are indigenous to North America (the name is a
> giveaway!). They are feral pests in Europe and New Zealand, and
> prosper at the expense of other waterfowl (eg. Paradise Shelduck
> in NZ). If I want to see a wetland full of CG, I'd prefer to see
> them in North America where they belong.
>
>
>
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