Photo: The Guardian
Netherlands most popular country for geese in Europe
The Netherlands pays tens of millions of euros to farmers every year to compensate for damage to crops caused by Greylag, Barnacle and White-fronted Geese which number between 1/2 million, in the warmer months, to 2.5 million in winter. Intensive farming and the temperate climate are the apparent causes. Motorists are being warned to beware of hundreds of geese breeding on the highway edges and intersections. Reducing the goose population back to 2005 levels would involve the gassing and slaughter of 500,000 birds. In the interim, drivers are advised to be extremely wary of the geese.
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