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The native range of the Vancouver Canada goose is southern Alaska from Glacier Bay down to western British Columbia, where 90% of this subspecies remains year-round. . Despite its name, this subspecies does not regularly occur in the city of Vancouver or the Lower Mainland, where it is replaced by the introduced resident Moffitt's Canada Geese (B. c. mo
An analysis of options prepared by Department of Conservation (DOC) considered that changing the status of Canada geese from 'Schedule 1' of the Wildlife Act 1953 (game birds) to 'Schedule 5' (not protected) would provide the best match against the overall objectives of a) ensuring landowners and managers do not bear the unacceptable costs from ...
The Canada goose eats a variety of grasses when on land. It feeds by grasping a blade of grass with the bill, then tearing it with a jerk of the head. The Canada goose also eats beans and grains such as wheat, rice, and corn when they are available. In the water, it feeds from aquatic plants by sliding its bill at the bottom of the body of water.
Version 2.0 of the Green Status of Species assessment introduced a dynamic current baseline that can be used for the calculation of Conservation Dependence and Gain, using the predicted Green Score at 10 years given current conservation actions and those that are expected to go into effect within one year of the Green Status assessment.
The dusky Canada goose is occasionally merged with the Vancouver Canada goose (B. c. fulva), but the latter is larger and largely nonmigratory and found from southern Alaska to northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [7] Dusky geese, along with the giant Canada goose, are the most closely related birds to the Hawaiian goose, or nene.
The Atlantic Canada goose is characterized as having a medium grey chest and warm brown wings and flanks. [1] It ranges in length from 90 to 100 cm (3 to 3.2 ft) and has a wingspan of 160 to 185 cm (5.2 to 6.1 ft).
The Arctic Goose Joint Venture (AGJV) is a conservation partnership established in 1989 [1] between governments, organizations, and conservation groups to coordinate research and monitoring of Arctic, sub-Arctic and boreal nesting goose populations [2] [3] of North America, specifically the cackling goose, Canada goose, emperor goose, greater white-fronted goose, Ross's goose, and snow goose. [4]
The Moffitt's Canada goose (Branta canadensis moffitti), also known as the Western Canada goose or Great Basin Canada Goose is a subspecies of the Canada goose.Native to the western interior of North America surrounding the Rocky Mountains, its range has expanded due to introductions to various regions of western North America.