The lives of Geese

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland today for thousands of farmers worry about lead that flock of geese can be a carefree life - day after day, year after year.

The emporer goose in general

Emperor geese generally emperor geese are common to the species of ducks. These birds are native to Alaska and find themselves once again as in parts of northern Siberia. However, there is a huge difference to the emperor geese in contrast to his counterparts in their preferred nesting environment.

Emperor geese prefer to refer to the different coastal areas, because they there both in summer and breed in winter and go looking for food. In addition, these geese differ in that they do not like other birds nest in colonies, but especially dynamic their offspring and their territory against conspecifics and other types of defense. emperor geese as food , the emperor goose to use as a food is to date no common factor in European countries. Only in their home countries, this goose is considered acceptable and even delicate foods. At that time, in which the goose is not airworthy, it is for the hunter a very easy target. Especially for some indigenous peoples of the emperor goose, therefore, represents a popular food because it is easy prey to behaviorally. Observers and researchers assume that the taste of the emperor goose, which is garlic-like and sharp on the diet of animals can relate. We live emperor geese? Unlike many other bird species returning emperor geese unusually late back to their breeding grounds.

It was not until mid-May you find the emperor goose pairs behaviorally great breeding ground again. The very simple nests, which are assembled from various parts of plants, are usually close to the ground, where they are extraordinarily well camouflaged. The breeding period of the geese is around 25 days and thus ends in early June. Once the brood is born, the couple separates. The males stay away from this point on, mostly on the lake shore, where they are isolated far from the females. Survival of a breed usually only two or three cubs, which reach sexual maturity late in the second year of life. On average, the breeding grounds in October to leave. emperor geese feed mostly on molluscs and crustaceans, and various other small creatures.

Again, this is another difference from other bird species, because these Gansart eats only very small amounts of grasses. Here, the herbal diet plays a very small role. The relatively small goose with its more or less slight build are at the present time an endangered species. With only 150-200 thousand individuals they are on their way to extinction. This fact is the long flight disability from September are due to early June.