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The large increase in the number of Canada Geese, and their habit of using only favoured sites for nesting, roosting and feeding, has resulted in them causing problems in certain areas. A number of techniques are available to prevent such problems. However, in certain situations numbers of Canada geese are so high that such measures do not work. In these cases action to reduce the number of adult birds using a site may be necessary to resolve the problem. Prior to undertaking such action all suitable measures for potentially alleviating the problem should be explored and all the practical and legal implications should be considered. Where these fail to have the required impact it may be necessary to reduce the local population of geese by culling them during the moulting (or flightless) period. It is suggested that an assessment of the potential adverse public reaction should be determined as should the fact that such action may possibly result in non-breeding adults from nearby waters moving into the vacated breeding territories. If culling is still considered appropriate, the aim of this information note is to help improve catch efficiency and success and to ensure that it is performed as humanely and safely as possible.