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Location
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Start Date
18-10-1987 12:00 AM
Description
During the last 30 years, Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) populations have become established in many urban and suburban parts of North America. Most of these scattered populations were established when live geese were released in these areas or nearby rural areas by individual hunters, sportmen's groups and game agencies. The birds quickly found lawns in urban-suburban areas an abundant source of nutritious grass for grazing and discovered people willing to provide supplementary handouts. The resident goose populations thrived; in Connecticut alone their population has increased to 9,000. However, the increased populations contributed little to the hunter's take because the geese usually remained in urban-suburban areas where limited hunting occurred.
Recommended Citation
Conover, M. R. (1987). The urban-suburban Canada goose: An example of short-sighted management? In Holler, N. R. (Ed.), The Third Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 346). Gulf Shores, AL: Auburn University.
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The Urban-Suburban Canada Goose: An Example of Short-Sighted Management?
Gulf Shores, Alabama
During the last 30 years, Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) populations have become established in many urban and suburban parts of North America. Most of these scattered populations were established when live geese were released in these areas or nearby rural areas by individual hunters, sportmen's groups and game agencies. The birds quickly found lawns in urban-suburban areas an abundant source of nutritious grass for grazing and discovered people willing to provide supplementary handouts. The resident goose populations thrived; in Connecticut alone their population has increased to 9,000. However, the increased populations contributed little to the hunter's take because the geese usually remained in urban-suburban areas where limited hunting occurred.