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Living with geese: Minnesota DNR <br />-� �,� } ;,�4 ,�. , -. - : r ���� �� <br />. � • ��= - - - - - C <br />� � " f �� F,� I ti:� �a --. = i .�}�t�+���� • �t r�li <br />L, � Lv <br />•� .� � =...i.'L4 �i.�'L:�ii : = L� � - <br />���� � �� ��� � �v�������� r���•, -�� ����� � i�.����s;� � s�� <br />��1�. L��1� 3 Ic+� ae r• �S.�i���ttw� ����u.t�r�1�] � i� i�s y�ur bac�k��r� � <br />�����it�g �}'i1h wi6r�lii�� � <br />�1���� �i��l ����� <br />Most people enjoy seeing Canada geese. <br />However, the big birds often wear out their <br />welcome when they become too numerous and <br />when yards, beaches and docks become fouled <br />with their feces. This guide explains why <br />problems with geese arise and how homeowners <br />can reduce these problems. <br />How �a� I get the geese to leave? <br />• Barrier_fi`ences <br />� Bird.scare,_tape <br />• F.��,�r�i�� �c fences <br />• Hazin,� <br />• Landscaping <br />Information ��p��i ri1�3�� for grawers <br />Why are there so many geese? <br />Canada goose populations have dramatically increased in residential <br />and lake home areas because: <br />habitat is abundant; <br />■ geese have a high reproductive potential and a long life span; <br />. mortality from hunting and other predation is low. <br />Geese live in a particular area that meets their needs for food, <br />reproduction and security. Together these factors provide goose <br />habitat. Geese are grazers that feed primarily on short grasses such as <br />those found in parks, lawns and golf courses. They need feeding sites <br />with open vistas and access to lakes and marshes to escape danger. <br />Golf courses, parks and large lawns next to ponds, marshes and lakes <br />often provide all of these ingredients. Docks, yards and beaches <br />provide secure "loafing" sites for preening and sunning. <br />Canada geese are extremely prolific. Able to reproduce at 2 or 3 years <br />of age and living to over 10 years, a pair of adult geese raises an <br />average of about 4 young per year. At normal reproduction and <br />Living with geese <br />Main page <br />Ba�ie�r �enc�s <br />�ixd. scare-tape <br />Energized fences <br />Hazin� <br />Landscaping <br />Living with wildlife <br />Main p�e <br />Bats <br />Bears <br />Geese <br />Rabbits <br />R arrnnnc <br />Snakes <br />Wondchucks <br />E��ergi�ed fences <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />htt�;��w+��,�nr,�ka�.rnra-u�fiiair,�w�l]iTwildCifefgc�se�i�r��x.hLm3 �f��2� <br />