Netherlands: The new Frisian goose approach will be 1.1 million euros more expensive

According to the Provincial Executive (GS), the new plan makes a more region-specific approach possible. Area parties are given the space to take control themselves. This should reduce damage to grassland and at the same time increase efforts to better protect meadow birds and geese. This area policy must be given shape through a goose coordinator per area and room for pilots, GS propose to the Provincial Council. New to Gans in Balans is that there will also be a foraging area in October where farmers can receive compensation for damage on request. The damage caused by migratory geese, such as the barnacle and white-fronted goose, and their numbers have been fairly stable in recent years. But the damage caused by geese present all year round, especially the gray goose, is actually increasing. Compared to the current policy, goose damage is therefore being ...