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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is a large species of goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is occasionally found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe.
They have a warm brown breast and body, contrasting the buff breast and gray body of other subspecies. Dusky Canada geese represent one of the smallest populations of Canada goose in North America. [2] The dusky Canada goose weighs approximately 3–12 lb (1.4–5.4 kg) and is 25–45 in (640–1,140 mm) in length. [5]
Anseriformes (Anser being Latin for "goose") is the taxonomic order to which the ducks, geese, swans, and screamers belong. BirdLife International has assessed 166 species; 89 (54% of total species) have had their population estimated.
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1] About 65 percent of Canada's resident species are considered ...
A Canada goose wintering at Indiana Dunes State Park is free to fly again after firefighters freed the waterfowl stuck along the icy shore of Lake Michigan. Canada goose frozen in wet sand rescued ...
Canada Goose is losing the fur trim. The parka maker, which has seen explosive growth and pioneered the luxury outerwear category, committed to stop using fur in its products, a move driven by the ...
The Atlantic Canada goose is characterized as having a medium grey chest and warm brown wings and flanks. [1] It ranges in length from 90 to 100 cm (3 to 3.2 ft) and has a wingspan of 160 to 185 cm (5.2 to 6.1 ft).
Other duck species and Canada geese also were among the victims. The warmer weather and melting ice along Lake Michigan, which has opened up new areas of water, likely contributed to the large ...