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Table 1. Adult and immature Canada geese removed from the Twin Cities <br />of Minnesota, and mortality during trapping and transport, 1982 -1999. <br />Year 1 A Total Mortality <br />I A Total Percent <br />1982 195 261 456 2 0 2 0.44 <br />1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 <br />1984 361 492 853 0 0 0 0.00 <br />1985 507 396 903 1 1 2 0.22 <br />1986 636 379 1,015 2 0 2 0.30 <br />1987 740 375 1,115 1 0 1 0.09 <br />1988 1,714 864 2,578 1 1 2 0.08 <br />1989 1,680 1,294 2,974 2 1 3 0.10 <br />1990 1,766 1,054 2,820 1 0 1 0.03 <br />1991 1,685 1,196 2,881 3 1 4 0.14 <br />1992 3,005 1,248 4,253 2 1 3 0.07 <br />1993 2,224 1,083 3,307 2 1 3 0.09 <br />1994 2,834 1,352 4,186 1 1 2 0.05 <br />1995 4,747 2,189 6,936 6 2 8 0.12 <br />1996 3,982 2,256 6,239 1 1 2 0.03 <br />1997 3,978 1,676 5,642 1 0 1 0.03 <br />1998 5,183 2,395 7,578 2 1 3 0.04 <br />1999 4,250 1,925 6,175 0 1 1 0.02 <br />Totals 39,487 20,475 59,922 28 12 40 0.067a <br />a Percent mortality is less than 1 goose per 1,000 trapped and <br />transported. Of the 40 geese that died, 31 were euthanized due to pre- <br />existing injuries. <br />Page 68 <br />