Goose catching has become a well-tuned science in Utah

During a monthlong summer molt when Canada geese become flightless, Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources uses airboats to ...
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Experts warn that geese getting lost on migration route points to bigger issue

White-fronted geese aren't supposed to spend winter in Istanbul. However, flocks migrating from Northern Europe and Siberia have been landing in the city's lakes, parks, and reservoirs after veering ...
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Michigan DNR bands 2,500 Canada geese to monitor migration and population trends

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively engaged in its annual summer project of banding Canada geese across the state. Tim Riley, a wildlife ...
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Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display

KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take ...
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Snow geese create mesmerizing bird tornado as they take off for the Arctic

According to a 2017 study published by Springer Nature, greater snow geese grew in population from about 3,000 in the early 20th century to some 700,000 by the 1990s. KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. — A few ...
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Snow goose migration winds down and with it the increased local threat of avian influenza

As the late-winter snow goose migration through the southeastern part of the state winds down, officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission are feeling as though they dodged a large-caliber avian ...