Tag: geese
Good news for the geese in Park Transwijk in Utrecht: they are not being chased away after all
Urecht – For a moment there were serious concerns among the Utrecht Party of the Animals. The party had learned through local residents that the geese living in Park Transwijk…
Provinces want to shoot breeding geese, but hunters don’t like it
The association would prefer to see the game list expanded to include freely huntable species, so that an exemption does not always have to be applied for and a court…
Shooting breeding geese? Hunters are not enthusiastic
The association would prefer to see the game list expanded to include freely huntable species, so that an exemption does not always have to be applied for and a court…
Scaring away geese often costs more than it yields, Utrecht University researchers conclude
Together with her colleagues, ecologist De Jager conducted the research for the province of Friesland, which wanted to map the conflicts between farmers and geese. If groups of geese often…
Nuisance geese threaten Kastrup airport
Share the article Save the article fullscreen White-cheeked goose – an increasingly common sight in the Öresund region. Archive image. Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT Geese in large flocks disrupt operations around…
Bird flu virus Renswoude is a new variant: geese and ducks can spread disease
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) speaks of an old acquaintance in a new guise. “This could be the harbinger of something worse,” says researcher Nancy Beerens. “Genetic analyzes from WBVR show…
Canada geese invade swimming beaches during the rains
The rainy summer may have contributed to the spread of Canada geese on the country’s shores. When the bathing areas have been emptied of people, the geese have been able…
Driving away geese with drones the new standard? A trial in Utrecht proves to be successful
But why would you want to scare away geese? In short: because they destroy a lot. In large groups and at a rapid pace, they devour protein-rich grassland that was…
Game with Geese is ranked 3rd on the Steam charts, cracks over 500,000 players
The Goose Goose Duck game is fast becoming a phenomenon on Steam. After gaining momentum in recent months, it has now reached a new milestone. What kind of game is…
Pink-footed geese meet winter
Thousands of pink-footed geese gather in central Norway in spring, en route to their breeding grounds on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Probably because of climate change, they…