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Why do Canadian geese migrate?

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The proliferation of lawns, golf courses, and parks offers Canada Geese such reliable habitat that in some areas the birds stay all year round instead of migrating like they used to do. read more

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large wild goose species with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Native to arctic and temperate regions of North America, its migration occasionally reaches northern Europe. read more

Canada geese also do not travel as far south as they used to, stopping in the uppermost part of Mexico rather than extending down through the country. The length of the winter migration has also shortened. Changes in available food also have an impact on this change in migration. read more

Geese migrate first and foremost as a matter of survival for their species and also as a way to cope for living on environments that are unfit for them to live in the whole year round. The survival of these animals will highly depend on moving to living conditions that are more hospitable. read more

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Canada Goose Migration
www.seagrant.wisc.edu

Migratory or Not
www.birdnote.org

Why Do Geese Migrate?
www.knowswhy.com

Why Geese do not Migrate
www.geesepeace.com