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removal with more than 59,900 geese (more than all of the resident <br />geese in the Mississippi Flyway when I started my research on geese <br />in 1968) the impact of the program is becoming clear. In 1999, we <br />partnered with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and <br />conducted a Twin Cities goose population survey. This survey, <br />which was done in 1984 and 1994, involved randomly selecting 10 <br />percent of the Metro wetlands and lakes and counting the geese on <br />them in June and July. Based on the survey results, the 1999 Metro <br />goose population estimate was 19,500 compared to 24,700. While <br />the difference was not statistically significant, the 1999 data clearly <br />showed that the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area goose population is <br />not longer increasing. <br />You may recall that in November 1998 a Judge rejected a lawsuit <br />filed in Federal Court by the Humane Society of Minnesota, the <br />Humane Society of the U.S., and Friends of Animals and Their <br />Environment (FATE). These folks claimed that U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service had ignored technical aspects of the Migratory Bird Treaty <br />Act (MBTA). The plaintiffs appealed and the case was argued in <br />June 1999. A ruling is expected in this month. I will notify you if <br />there will any changes in the goose program as a result of the <br />Appeals Court ruling. <br />Our WEB site has been active for a year now and more than 600 <br />visitors have used the site. The site contains information on the <br />Canada goose, goose damage management techniques, research <br />papers, and links to other sites include those of organizations that <br />oppose the current goose management program. The address of the <br />site is www.fw.um.edu; the goose information is located under <br />extension. I hope you find this site helpful and feel free to refer <br />others to the site. <br />We trapped and removed the following number of geese from Little <br />the City of Little Canada in 1999: <br />Site <br />Canterbury Condos <br />East Savage Lake <br />.Savage Lake <br />Savage Jake <br />Date Young Adults Total <br />6/16/99 15 5 21 <br />6/15/99 23 11 34 <br />6/15/99 0 11 11 <br />6/15/99 22 2 24 <br />Page 66 <br />