Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Humans occasionally removed eggs from nests of Canada geese (Branta canadensis), broke eggs, or destroyed nest markers on lower islands 18, 19, and 20 which were open to public access. The greatest damage from man, however, was through harassment caused by picnics, beach parties, photographing nests, etc. Originally the beginning of the goose nesting season was publicized with public appeals through the news media that asked people to stay off the islands until mid-May; however, there was less destruction of nests when no publicity was used during later years of the study.
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U.S. Geological Survey
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