This April marks one year since the installation of netting, and removal of eggs to try to reduce the number of geese using the Dieppe traffic circle as a nesting area.
Director of Wildlife Care at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute Pam Novak says she’s reached out to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for an update.
“It would start kicking in probably in April, I’m waiting to hear confirmation from them if they want to set up the program the same way,” says Novak.
Last year, in conjunction with the installation of netting, they removed 200 goose eggs from the inner part of the Dieppe traffic circle.
DTI Minister Bill Fraser, last year, said the eggs would be frozen and given to the New Brunswick Museum for scientific study.
Novak says this year they’ll be examining the numbers of adults who come back to “try to nest again and how the province wants to help deal with trying to discourage them again from using that inner circle as a breeding area.”
Novak says in 2016, over a two month span she picked up the remains of 15 dead geese on the roadway surrounding the traffic circle, adding geese are substantial birds and can cause quite a significant amount of damage to vehicles.
All in all, Novak says the fencing and egg removal is part of a multi-year effort to help save the lives of Canada Geese, and to improve road safety for motorists.
