NORDIC GREYLAG GOOSE PROJECT
Leif Nilsson, Arne Follestad, Claes Hermansson & Hakon Persson
The populations of Greylag Geese in the Nordic countries as in a number of other European countries started to increase very markedly during the late seventies and early eighties, an increase that is still continuing. This population increase and change in distribution of the Greylag Geese led to a lot of management discussions and accordingly a Nordic project was started in 1984 by the Nordic Collegium for Wildlife Biology.
The research programme that started in 1984 included two main parts: regular censuses of Greylag Geese to follow the population development in the different countries and a neck-banding programme to study the movement patterns and migrations of Nordic Grealag Geese. The censuses still continues as a part of the International Goose Counts, whereas the marking programme has widened to include various other aspects of Grerylag Ecology.
To learn more about the project and to see some results follow the links below:
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Observations of
neckbanded Geese
can be reported on the webpage:
By reporting to the website you will get an immidiate report back on marking details and life-story. You will also be able to come back and follow "your" geese later on.
You may also report tothe adress below especially if you have some trouble with reporting via the website.
Leif Nilsson, Ecology Building, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden
E-mail Leif.Nilsson@zooekol.lu.se
Phone +46 46 222 37 09 +46 70 52 55 709
