Reduce the feeding of birds by changing attitudes

 

Use signs (small formal + information + cartoon)

 

Back this up by PR work in media and at events

 

Make the embankment landscape less ‘goose friendly’

 

Fence heavily used and bare areas (or use box hedging)

 

Create vegetation barriers along banks

 

Reduce the number of young birds in the population

 

Maintain territorial adult birds

 

Control breeding by egg management

 

Develop a partnership across the City to manage Canada geese

 

Agree a joint management plan using appropriate methods at each site

 

Monitor the numbers of Geese and management actions

 

Review and adapt activities