Article 3N21Q Take a gander: Dutch drivers warned over boom in geese population

Take a gander: Dutch drivers warned over boom in geese population

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Daniel Boffey in Brussels
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3N21Q)

Hundreds of geese spotted in grasslands around roads in east Netherlands, with some birds swooping into paths of vehicles

The emergence of the Netherlands as the most popular place in Europe for geese has prompted an urgent call for Dutch drivers to watch out for hundreds of birds breeding on the grassy junctions and motorways verges.

More than 500,000 geese are in the country in the warmer months, and 2.5 million overwinter there, amounting to a 95% increase on the numbers counted in the 1960s.

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