Population status

Lesser Snow Goose
(Chen caerulescens caerulescens)

The Lesser Snow Goose population, estimated using banding and harvest data, averaged approximately 2.3 million adults during the 1970s and 13.2 million in 2004–2013, representing an increase of some 11 million geese over a 30-year period. Detailed information on the population status of waterfowl species is available in the Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada report (summarized version). To obtain a copy of the full version of this report, including tables and graphs, please contact MBRegs.Reports@canada.ca.

References

• Alisauskas, R.T., R.F. Rockwell, K.W. Dufour, E.G. Cooch, G. Zimmerman, K.L. Drake, J.O. Leafloor, T.J. Moser and E.T. Reed. 2011. Harvest, survival, and abundance of mid-continent Lesser Snow Geese relative to population reduction efforts. Wildlife Monographs 179: 1–42. Alisauskas, R.T., R.F. Rockwell, K.W. Dufour, E.G. Cooch, G. Zimmerman, K.L. Drake, J.O. Leafloor, T.J. Moser and E.T. Reed. 2011. Harvest, survival, and abundance of mid-continent Lesser Snow Geese relative to population reduction efforts. Wildlife Monographs 179: 1–42. (Link)
• Ankney, C.D. 1996. An embarrassment of riches: too many geese. Journal of Wildlife Management 60(2): 217–223.
• Canadian Wildlife Service Waterfowl Committee. 2014. Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada: November 2014. CWS Migratory Birds Regulatory Report Number 44. Canadian Wildlife Service Waterfowl Committee. 2014. Population Status of Migratory Game Birds in Canada: November 2014. CWS Migratory Birds Regulatory Report Number 44. (Link)