The first seminar is March 10 at the Bartholomew County Extension Service Office in Columbus. Seminars also will be held March 12 at the Wesselman Woods Visitor Center in Evansville and March 19 at the Recreation Building inside Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis. At the Tippecanoe County Extension Service Office in Lafayette a seminar will be held on March 31, at the Potato Creek State Park Nature Center near North Liberty on April 1, and at the Salomon Farm Visitors Center in Fort Wayne on April 2. All seminars run from 9 to approximately noon. All interested landowners, managers of corporate campuses, golf course or park employees, and the general public are invited.
The seminars will cover various aspects of Canada goose management, including relevant laws, basic biology, and methods to control goose damage. A demonstration on the proper techniques for egg and nest destruction will follow. If eggs are broken or completely removed the females will just lay another clutch of eggs so following proper techniques are vital.
The population of Canada geese in the Mississippi Flyway exceeds 1.5 million birds and is growing at a rate of 6 percent per year. Destroying eggs and nests in urban areas is helpful in controlling these numbers where hunting cannot. This can reduce conflict. Federal rules allow landowners properly registered at http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/gooseeggregistration.html to complete Canada goose egg and nest destruction on their own property. Registrants must provide a summary report of their Canada goose nest destruction activities to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Oct 31. Failure to report can result in privileges being revoked for the forthcoming year.
The classes are free and no registration is required. If you need further information, call the urban wildlife biologist, (812) 334-1137 or e-mail swinks@dnr.in.gov.
Media Contact: Shannon Winks, DNR urban wildlife biologist, (812) 334-1137
The seminars will cover various aspects of Canada goose management, including relevant laws, basic biology, and methods to control goose damage. A demonstration on the proper techniques for egg and nest destruction will follow. If eggs are broken or completely removed the females will just lay another clutch of eggs so following proper techniques are vital.
The population of Canada geese in the Mississippi Flyway exceeds 1.5 million birds and is growing at a rate of 6 percent per year. Destroying eggs and nests in urban areas is helpful in controlling these numbers where hunting cannot. This can reduce conflict. Federal rules allow landowners properly registered at http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/gooseeggregistration.html to complete Canada goose egg and nest destruction on their own property. Registrants must provide a summary report of their Canada goose nest destruction activities to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Oct 31. Failure to report can result in privileges being revoked for the forthcoming year.
The classes are free and no registration is required. If you need further information, call the urban wildlife biologist, (812) 334-1137 or e-mail swinks@dnr.in.gov.
Media Contact: Shannon Winks, DNR urban wildlife biologist, (812) 334-1137
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