Svalbard Barnacle Geese Populations Expanding (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Svalbard Barnacle Geese Populations Expanding

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Numbers of Svalbard barnacle geese have climbed over the decades from roughly 2800 birds in 1960 to more than 40000 birds today. The main cause for the population increase is a hunting ban in their wintering areas in Scotland. Researchers are now studying how climate change will affect the geese in their nesting areas on Svalbard.

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Photo: Kate Layton-Matthews/NTNU

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