KELOWNA — There are more than 7,000 fewer geese in the Okanagan since the launch of the egg addling program.
Egg addling consist of shaking the eggs of Canada geese or coating them with a non-toxic substance.
The Okanagan Valley Management Program was introduced to the Valley eight years ago in an attempt to curb the Canada Goose population.
Approximately 2,500 inhabit the Okanagan Valley.
Contrary to popular believe, the Canada Goose is not indigenous to the Okanagan Valley.
“These geese are largely descendants of geese that were translocated here as part of an introduction program in the 1960s and 1970s. Young geese and eggs were brought here from different areas in Canada to encourage the creation of an Okanagan goose population,” says project coordinator, Kate Hagmeir.
Another egg addling program is about to get underway.
So far, more than 10,000 eggs have been prevented from hatching, resulting in at least 7,500 fewer geese in the Okanagan Valley.
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