Catching invasive Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus):Evaluation of the optimal deployment season for a floating Larsen trap

Management of invasive geese is generally done by egg pricking or oiling, shooting and/or trapping. Trapping efforts generally focus on moulting flightless geese, which has proven to be highly effective for capturing large numbers. In Flanders, moult trapping has been very successful for Canada geese, with a total of 7829 caught between 2010 and 2013. Egyptian geese also experience a full primary moult leaving them flightless, but are, due to their excellent diving capacities, not susceptible to the current moult trapping systems. In addition, the species does not generally nest in colonies an... Mehr ...