Please don't feed the geese

Feeding these animals contributes to overpopulation

Please don't feed the geese

Defending the nest

Geese will aggressively defend a nest

Defending the nest

Taking notes

A field biologist takes notes by a nest

Taking notes

Geese will nest anywhere

Nest location can be another problem

Raised Nest

What's Happening

  • 2008 Addling Season
    Addling crews were on the ground looking for nests to help control the Canada Goose Population
  • Aerial Surveys
    Aerial surveys are conducted to improve accuracy of ground surveys for populations of geese.
  • Population Surveys
    Looking for geese and goslings in areas managed by the goose management project.
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    Aerial Surveys

    Jun 7th, 2007 by admin | 0

    In addition to ground surveys aerial surveys are also being conducted to estimate the number of geese residing in the Okanagan Valley and to determine what proportion of the population which were hatched this year.

    Aerial surveys of nesting areas can cover much more area and give biologists a bigger and more complete picture of the overall ecosystem and regions in which the geese live.

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