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.

Endangered species of geese in Europe and the world

Of the many known species of wild geese, some in their future survival is seriously threatened.
to be particularly endangered species is the dwarf goose. Its total stock has declined over the last 25 years from 100,000 animals to 25,000 animals. Their natural habitat and breeding areas had previously extended from northern Scandinavia to the Urals to Siberia. Today there is hardly any room in the Scandinavian breeding pairs.

Although local conditions have hardly changed to the detriment of the geese, threatens the existence of anti-hunting ban due to be wiped out entirely. Particularly unfavorable effect here from the fact that geese are migratory birds. Young geese learn from their parents, what routes they run to their winter quarters. In the case of most geese, the route leads over such areas in Eastern Europe, waiting in those hunters who shoot without regard to species conservation agreements and the possible consequences. lack of interest in animal welfare and existential pressure to bring the family some food home, cause the arrive every winter, fewer geese in winter. Since the dwarf goose often with other huntable geese together in formation flying and to distinguish threatening from the less geese in the air, barely, it will be shot in parts of Europe in which to keep hunters in principle to the rules.

The danger of confusion in the air is also used for other endangered species of geese to the existence-threatening problem. Also for the pink-footed goose, Red-chested goose and the brent goose is that their launch in Central Europe is often done without intention. The estimated number of endangered by hunters due to a confusion with the approved hunting geese killed specimens species is estimated by experts to be high. Leading conservation organizations, contend that it is meant in the setting of hunting seasons in the country hunting regulations too little of the danger during times of bird migration succumbed next to shared species and protected species related to animals. Even careful hunters recognize the species-typical characteristics, such as the yellow eye ring fronted goose, only when they see the animal lying on the floor. If the hunting of wild geese during the time of bird migration forbidden, such problems were no longer given. leaves to the positive development of the barnacle goose holdings to realize that efforts to protect species can be quite successful. The Barnacle Goose was a few years ago to the endangered species. Meanwhile, the stock has increased in number and there is even a new population in Northern Europe emerged. The barnacle goose could thus be removed from the endangered species list.