smaller bird tucked away in it's feathers, However there is noscientific documentation of this (Breen). The Canada Goose's largest competition is usually other Canada Geese(Wormer). Canada Geese do not mind if other waterfowl such as ducks arenesting nearby but they will fight other Canada Geese for their territory if it isnecessary (Wormer). It is important that Canada Geese do not build nests to closetogether because when the goslings are first hatched they cannot recognize theirparents nor can their parents recognize them and the goslings can become easilymixed up and follow a different set of parents (Wormer). Humans have had a strong effect on the population of the Canada Goose,good and bad effects. Agricultural waste water kills many geese each year anotherhuman waste that kills geese is when they ingest spent ammunition with gravel, thegeese die of lead poisoning and it is a very painful death and more common thanmost people think (Wormer). Urban growth, industry and draining land forfarming contribute to the four hundred thousand acres of wetland lost each year inthe United States which has had a tremendous effect on some waterfowl, howeverthis does not directly effect the Canada Goose's birth rate because most CanadaGeese breed far enough north that they are isolated from progress (Breen). Thedisappearing of wetlands does effect them indirectly though because they are usedfor resting and feeding along the migration route and are important for safety(Breen). Nesting sites in the north aren't totally safe from humans though, theExxon oil spill has damaged Canada Goose habitat (Breen). Plans to dam theYukon River could also ruin the nesting grounds for over two hundred thousandCanada Geese (Breen). The number of people who are trying to protect wetlands has become quitelarge (Breen). The largest and best known group is probably Ducks UnlimitedCanada which was founded in 1937 and has over one-hundred thousand membersmost of which a...
