The Okanagan Valley Goose Management Committee was formed in 1995 to address ways to minimize the impact of geese within an urban environment. This committee is comprised of representatives from municipalities, regional districts and interested stakeholders with a common goal of managing the Okanagan Valley Canada Goose Population to reduce conflict between people and Canada Geese. In 2006 the committee endorsed an Action Plan with strategies to manage Canada Geese.
Two new goose band observations have been added to the interactive band observation map and includes observations in Vernon and Roseburg, Oregon. The map will continue to be updated as observations are submitted to the OVGMP.
Have you observed a banded goose? Please report your observation! Observations can be reported on this website, by filling
Read MoreFour new goose band observations have been added to the interactive band observation map and includes observations in Ponoka, Alberta; Alturas, California; and, the first observation of our newly banded geese in West Kelowna! The map will continue to be updated as observations are submitted to the OVGMP.
Have you observed a
Read MoreThe 2015 OVGMP egg addling and population summary report has been prepared and is now available for downloading. Click Here to download the current year’s report.
Read MoreThe 2014 OVGMP egg addling and population summary report has been prepared and is now available for downloading. Please follow the following link to download a copy of the report.
2014 Egg Addling and Population Survey Report
Read MoreNews Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2014
Egg addling controls goose population
In the continued effort to control the Canada Goose population in the Okanagan, the Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program is initiating its annual egg addling program. Now in its eighth year, this program has prevented the exponential increase of the
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