What kind of damage can Canada Geese cause?
The largest and most unfortunate damages Canada geese can cause are those on crops and plants consumed by humans. In the North America, Canada Geese are reported to be causing billions of dollars in losses through damages to farmlands. In addition to the damages caused to crops, Geese droppings can pose serious health risks to humans because of certain bacterial carriers in their droppings and on their skins. Canada Geese have also been reported to cause serious aviation disasters by striking an aircraft engine. Canada Geese, also known as water fowls can also cause serious damages to homes when their proliferations are not checked.
Canada Geese can cause dangerous takeoffs for air crafts. In many of Canada’s airports, aircraft landing and take offs can be problematic and this is why airport management agencies have been conducting and reviewing their hazard control systems to ensure that grasses in landscape areas are kept short- these also include lakes, ponds and several other water bodies located close to airports.
The depredation of crops by Canada Geese is one of the most devastating and difficult-to-control damages caused by the animals. Geese can co-exist on Golf courses, and parks and they are able to migrate to agricultural lands, including over-grazed pastures, causing serious damages to crops and vegetation. Canada geese are mostly known to attack crops such as Corns, maize, millets, and some vegetables. These geese are known to trample on the soil and make it more compact and this create a harden surface or pan that makes it difficult for new vegetation to grow and thrive.