GENERAL WILDLIFE CONTROL STANDARD PRACTICES

• Target Species: Research the life cycle, physiology, behaviour and predator relationships of the targeted species.
• Goal: Disallow the occupation of a targeted species from specific areas. (May require a permit from the Canadian Wildlife Service and/or Provincial Ministry of Natural Resources)

Hierarchy of Wildlife Control Practices (General)

• 1. Modify or remove habitat elements attracting target species (ie; sources of food, water, shelter (nesting/breeding elements} and territory).
• 2. Physically exclude target species from habitat areas.
• 3. Modify behaviour of target species.
• 4. Physical removal or lethal control of target species.

Equipment (typical):

• 1. Netting, trip wire, bird wire (nixilite), constructed barriers (bird proofi
• 2. Amplified distress call of target species.
• 3. Amplified call of target species predator (if applicable)
• 4. Pyrotechnical devices (bangers, screamers, shell crackers)
• 5. Timed and remotely control propane cannons
• 6. Predator use (falcons, dogs)
• 7. Animated scare devices
• 8. Paint ball gun, paint pellets
• 9. Bird in effigy (use targeted species)
• 10. Live traps, cannon nets, mist nets
• 11. Firearms, lethal traps, poison traps

Communication Plans:

• 1. With local Police Service
• 2. Wit 'cipality t
• 3. hority and/or Air Traffic Servic
• 4.

d Techniques for Controlling Canada Goose from Roosts and Breeding

sion of a species to specific areas provide the best and most permanent ination can be made to what habitat elements is attracting the species removal should eliminat nd therefore the occurrence of that species. In the case of Canada Goose the main habitat attraction short tender grasses. The removal of one or both of these elements greatly reduces the attractiven this habitat type. Removing water from storm water facilities often isn't practical which leads to grass management as a more practical solution. It is often simpler to either remove grass areas for other landscape types or allow grass to grow longer making it tougher and less palatable at grazing site

Canada Goose is also sensitive to minor barriers from water areas to grazing areas. Shrub-like, thorny plants, mono filament "trip" wires and small wire mesh fences will often reduce the foot traffic in specific locations to grazing areas. "Bird" wire stretched over pond surfaces is a permanent effect exclusion technique.

Often habitat modification or being able to place methods to exclude the species from specific areas might not be reasonably undertaken (mall roofs, landfills, stormwater retention facilities, airfields, etc) so behaviour modification must be undertaken.