Agriculture and herbivorous waterfowl: A review of the scientific basis for improved management

AD Fox, J Elmberg, IM Tombre, R Hessel - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Swans, geese and some ducks (A natidae) are obligate herbivores, many are important
quarry species and all contribute to a variety of ecosystem services. Population growth and …

Review of human injuries, illnesses, and economic losses caused by wildlife in the United States

MR Conover, WC Pitt, KK Kessler, TJ DuBow… - Wildlife society …, 1995 - JSTOR
Wildlife cause a myriad of problems in the US (eg, deer-automobile collisions, disease,
reduced agricultural productivity, and nuisances). Unfortunately, no national summaries are …

Are golf courses good or bad for birds: A synthetic review

ZE Ormiston, DA Cristol - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025 - Elsevier
For some, golf courses are green oases of nature, while others see only toxic scars on the
landscape. This review develops a less dichotomous approach by synthesizing all research …

Free-living Canada geese and antimicrobial resistance

D Cole, DJV Drum, DE Stallknecht… - Emerging Infectious …, 2005 - cdr.lib.unc.edu
We describe antimicrobial resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from free-living
Canada Geese in Georgia and North Carolina (USA). Resistance patterns are compared to …

Wildlife damage to crops: perceptions of agricultural and wildlife professionals in 1957 and 1987

MR Conover, DJ Decker - Wildlife Society Bulletin (1973-2006), 1991 - JSTOR
METHODS We developed a self-administered, mail-back questionnaire based on McDowell
and Pillsbury (1959) and discussions with R. McDowell, and we sent it to every state wildlife …

[BOOK][B] Managing Canada geese in urban environments

AE Smith, SR Craven, PD Curtis - 2000 - ecommons.cornell.edu
In many areas of the United States and Canada, the Canada goose has adapted to urban
landscapes, foraging on mowed lawns and nesting near ponds and reservoirs. Geese may …

Fecal shedding and antimicrobial susceptibility of selected bacterial pathogens and a survey of intestinal parasites in free-living waterfowl

DM Fallacara, CM Monahan, TY Morishita, RF Wack - Avian Diseases, 2001 - JSTOR
Free-living waterfowl residing in metropolitan parks in central Ohio were surveyed for the
fecal shedding and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia …

Effect of hunting and trap** on wildlife damage

MR Conover - Wildlife society bulletin, 2001 - JSTOR
Hunting and trap** regulations are established so that these practices have little or no
impact on those wildlife populations that do not cause damage. However, when wildlife …

Lasers as nonlethal avian repellents

BF Blackwell, GE Bernhardt, RA Dolbeer - The Journal of wildlife …, 2002 - JSTOR
Lasers have been demonstrated to be potentially effective avian repellents; however,
studies combining adequate controls and replication that test such applications of lasers in …

Is it worthwhile scaring geese to alleviate damage to crops?–An experimental study

CE Simonsen, J Madsen, IM Tombre… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing population sizes of geese are the cause of numerous agricultural conflicts in
many regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Scaring is often used as a tool to chase geese …