Seven overlaps linked wild-bird H5 clusters with poultry outbreaks in the US
Across seven periods between 2022 and 2025, clusters of H5 detections in wild waterfowl overlapped in time and…
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News about Canada Goose
Research, conservation and important developments connected to this species.
Adult Canada Geese Became Less Likely to Be Harvested Despite More Liberal Hunting Rules in Arkansas
From 2005 to 2020, estimated adult harvest probability declined while adult survival increased among Canada geese breeding in…
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Quebec Restored the Combined Daily Limit for Canada and Cackling Geese From Three to Five
Federal rules published on 1 July 2026 removed a temporary restriction in Quebec hunting districts A, C, D…
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Ontario Shifted Seven Days of Goose Hunting to February to Increase Harvest of Temperate-Breeding Canada Geese
Rules published on 1 July 2026 shift seven hunting days to late winter for Canada, cackling, snow and…
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Rural Canada Geese Had More Distinct Bacterial DNA Variants Than Urban Birds
Cloacal samples from 106 Illinois Canada geese averaged about 215 bacterial ASVs at rural sites versus 168 at…
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Wetland Vegetation Recovered After Canada Goose Control
A 17-year experiment showed plant cover and diversity rebounding after managers reduced grazing by resident geese.
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Michigan Will Not Issue Canada Goose Capture-and-Euthanasia Permits in 2026
Michigan DNR says it will not issue permits for or conduct Canada goose capture and euthanasia at any…
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UK Winter Waterbirds Diverged: Tufted Duck Index Hit a Four-Decade Low as Canada Goose Index Rose 60%
Official UK winter-waterbird statistics published on 16 April 2026 showed a four-decade low for tufted duck while the…
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September Hunting Left Orphaned Canada Geese at Greater Risk
A 25-year Connecticut study found 59% first-year mortality among Canada geese orphaned by hunting in September, compared with…
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UK Breeding Bird Survey: Swift Index Fell 70% as Scotland’s Chiffchaff Index Rose 1,443%
The 2025 UK Breeding Bird Survey revealed steep long-term declines, major regional divergences and some striking increases, including…
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Model Predicted Blue Aircraft Lights Could Reduce Canada Goose Collision Risk by 32%
A 2026 modelling study estimated an average collision probability of about 43% when a Canada goose was in…
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X-rays Found Embedded Shotgun Pellets in 17% of Northwestern European Waterfowl
X-rays of 3,843 waterfowl from nine species in six northwestern European countries found embedded shotgun pellets in 17%…
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Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reduced Dry Canada Goose Feces by 56%
Black soldier fly larvae completed development on Canada goose feces and removed 56% of the dry waste in…
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Genome Assemblies Released for 73 Anseriformes Species
A 2026 data paper released whole-genome assemblies for 73 species of ducks, geese, swans and other Anseriformes. Each…
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Canada Goose Populations Followed Very Different Trends Across Canada in 2025
Canada’s 2025 migratory-game-bird status report, released in 2026, found very different regional Canada goose trends. The Prairie Parklands…
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