Goose Management
Our goose deterrent programme utilises a variety of methods including falconry, scaring systems and our trained ‘geese police’ dogs. This is a non-lethal deterrent programme, a natural and effective measure, where the aim is not to kill the geese but to deter them from the area. Typical sites include sports fields and urban areas with decorative water features.
Geese Police Dog
The public is supportive of our programmes and our clients benefit from positive public relations by dealing with the problems caused by nuisance birds in a humane and responsible way.
Geese Police Dog at Sunrise
Our ‘GEESE POLICE’ goose deterrent programme works by altering the behaviour patterns of the Canada Geese. This causes the geese to adopt a new pattern of behaviour – away from the target site. This can take a number of visits to achieve. However, once the Canada geese pattern of behaviour has been altered, control can be maintained with a programme of routine follow-up visits.
Unlike other bird-scaring devices, the target species never becomes habituated to the presence of our GEESE POLICE dogs.
Our goose control dogs are specifically trained as working dogs. They naturally chase away flocks of Canada geese, but they do not physically engage with the geese. This is important, and is one of the differentiating factors between A & M Hawk UK and some other companies offering goose control in urban environments.
Free Survey
We will conduct, free of charge, a survey of the problems caused by nuisance birds at your site. We take into account factors such as the availability of food and roosting or nesting sites, and design a bird control strategy to suit your requirements, and achieve the absolute minimum of bird activity within your budget.
Management and Control of Canada Geese
Canada Geese are on a site because it provides the resources that they need, either somewhere to nest, food or water.
Dogs
Using dogs for Canada Geese control is a non-lethal deterrent programme, a natural and effective measure, where the aim is not to kill the geese but to deter them from the area. The public is supportive of the use of dogs for Canada Goose control, and our clients benefit from positive public relations by dealing with the problems caused by nuisance geese in a humand and responsible way.
Unlike other bird scaring devices, geese never become habituated to the presence of a live dog chasing them. Our dogs are specially trained and bred for this work. We work closely with the breeders to get the dogs with the right temperament.
Geese Proofing
Installing anti-geese nets around the water source to prevent the geese getting access to the water from the banks. We can sometimes proof specific areas to stop the geese getting access to favoured nesting sites.
Scaring Systems
Scaring systems, whether that is an audio or visual goose scaring system do not work very well for very long. Geese will adapt very quickly to new things, so scaring systems will have very little long-term effect on a goose nesting or feeding population.
Self Help Measures
It is very difficult to get rid of Canada Geese once they have established themselves in an area. Preventing the geese from getting access to food, or being fed will help to persuade them to find a meal elsewhere.
We find people have 2 main problems with Canada Geese.
- Either the geese are nesting next to a pond in a place where their aggression during this period causes areas to become unusuable by humans during the nesting season. We have helped at sites where grassy banks leading down to the water’s edge; or bridges across waterways were made no go areas for humans.
- The second problem times are usually autum and winter where the geese congregate in open areas such as playing pitches or other sports grounds for feeding. Here a large gathering can cause huge problems with their dropping being large and slippery. In sports, such as football and rugby, where players land or slide on the ground Canada goose droppings can be off-putting and unhygenic.