Netherlands: Ban on goose management in South Holland, LTO Noord fears serious consequences

The advocacy group foresees serious consequences for agriculture and horticulture in the province. Ad van Rees, director at LTO Noord: 'This ruling is a major blow to farmers and gardeners. The damage caused by geese is enormous and increasing. In 2020, the damage in South Holland alone was 2 million euros. In 2023, this was more than 7 million euros. Now that management is no longer allowed, it only seems to get worse.' The province is working on a quick solution in collaboration with Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden and the Fauna Management Unit South Holland, LTO Noord knows. According to the organization, this requires more concrete substantiation of why the population needs to be reduced in size. Until then, it is not possible to carry out population management and pest control on greylag geese, barnacle geese and brent geese. LTO Noord reports that it is fully cooperating ...