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After trying everything from remote-controlled hazing vehicles to strobing sleep-deprivation devices, a Moncton official says the city has finally landed on something that is working to control the population of Canada geese in Centennial Park. The city is using a practice called addling to prevent goose eggs from hatching, said …
Read More »National symbol or national pest? Abundant Canada geese populations a threat to ecosystems, research finds
A national symbol? Or a national pest? For decades, Canada geese — known scientifically as Branta canadensis — have been recognized as emblematic of Canadian wildlife. But the geese’s population growth has consequences for essential ecosystems and at-risk species. According to research out of the University of British Columbia, non-native Canada geese …
Read More »Hundreds of snow geese expected to have been killed by avian flu in Saskatchewan
Jen Gibson is a self-proclaimed bird geek who always looks forward to seeing snow geese in the spring. But this year when the birds passed by her property near Grand Coulee, about 20 km west of Regina, she noticed that something was wrong. “I have never seen this number of dead birds,” …
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