Maize stubble as foraging habitat for wintering geese and swans in northern Europe

Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World: Tribe Anserini (Swans and True Geese)

Responses of wintering geese to the designation of goose foraging areas in The Netherlands

The Netherlands is important for wintering migratory herbivorous geese, numbers of which have rapidly increased, leading to conflict with agriculture. In 2005/2006, a new goose management policy aimed to limit compensation payments to farmers by concentrating foraging geese in 80 000 ha of designated 'go' areas-where farmers received payment to accommodate them-and scaring geese from 'no go' ar...

Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World: Contents, Preface, & Introduction

Waterfowl of North America: SWANS AND TRUE GEESE Tribe Anserini

France as a staging and wintering area for Greylag Geese Anser anser

France is traditionally a staging area for Greylag Geese Anser anser migrating from northwest Europe to wintering sites in Spain, though increasing numbers have wintered in France over the last three decades. This paper considers sightings within France of neck-banded individuals marked elsewhere in Europe since the 1980s, to determine the origin of Greylag Geese staging and now wintering in th...