Goose management policy in Scotland: 2010 review
Review of goose management policy in Scotland conducted in 2010.
15 Appendix F: Arrangements for goose management in the EU, Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland
In the current review, contacts for countries within the EU, Greenland and Iceland were provided through Johan Mooij (editor in Chief of the Goose Bulletin published by the International Goose Specialist Group). If no responses were obtained from the nominated persons, then additional requests for contacts were made through the country representatives of Birdlife International.
Representatives were asked to provide information on their country's goose policy framework, the species which cause conflicts, the goose management options, funding arrangements and expenditure, and hunting regulations. Additional supporting information was taken where necessary from web pages of the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU ( www.face-europe.org) but this was only possible for countries that had submitted hunting guidance in English.
Responses were received from:
- Iceland (Aevar Peterson, Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Bjarni Palsson, Environmental Agency of Iceland; and Arnór þórir Sigfússon, Verkis);
- Flanders, Belgium (Frank Huyenstruyt, Jim Casaer and Koen Devos , Research Institute for Nature and Forest);
- Greenland (Jens Bagger, Greenland Government);
- Germany (Johan Mooij, Kreis Wesel Biology Station);
- England (Phil Grice, Steve Pullan, John Bowman and Alan Bullivant, Natural England);
- Italy (Fabio Perco, Trieste University);
- France (Vincent Schricke, Ministry of Environment);
- Bulgaria (Nikolai Petkov, Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds);
- Estonia (Aivar Leito Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Peep Mannil, Environment Ministry);
- Denmark (Jesper Madsen and Tommy Asferg, National Environmental Research Institute);
- Netherlands (Kees Koffiberg, SOVON);
- Sweden (Johan Mannson and Annie Wiberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences); and
- Norway (Ingunn Tombre, Institute for Nature Research ( NINA) and Arild Espelien, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management).
Other countries thath were invited to respond (but did not) were Ireland, Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Spain and Finland.
It was not possible to derive comparative costs for goose management between countries due to lack of information available on annual expenditure (national or regional) for all countries. For the few countries where some relevant information was available, it was often an estimate rather derived from government databases or for only partial costs of meeting goose management costs.
Table F1. Policy, funding arrangements and overall approach to goose management for countries within the EU, Scandanavia, Iceland and Greenland
Country |
National policy for goose management |
Regional management/policy |
Annual expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden |
No |
Yes (county) |
Not available (combined costs are only available for meeting compensation for damage caused by cranes, swans and geese) |
Norway |
Yes, developed in 1996 |
Yes (county) |
310,000 E |
Iceland |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Bulgaria |
No |
No |
Not available |
Denmark |
Circa mid 1990s (in Danish only) |
No |
100,000 E for bait only (estimate) |
France |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Germany |
No |
Yes (Federal state) |
2-3,000,000 E (estimate) |
Greenland |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Netherlands |
Yes |
No |
12,300,000-13,900,000 E |
Estonia |
No |
No |
200,000 E (based on 2003 figures) |
Italy |
No |
Yes (Province) |
3,000 E (Province of Goriza only 2008, 2009) |
England |
No |
No |
2,600,000 (based on mean of 10 years) |
Belgium |
No |
Yes (regions) |
? |
NOTE 1 Directorate for Nature Management, 1996 Directorate for Nature Management, 1996. Handlings plan for forvaltning av gjess. DN-Report 1996-2.
NOTE 2 http://www.faunafonds.nl/index.asp?p=316&t=Beleidskader%20Faunabeheer
Table F2. Type of goose management options for goose species considered to cause damage for countries within the EU, Scandanavia, Iceland and Greenland
Country |
Payment schemes (rate) |
Non lethal scaring |
Lethal scaring/hunting |
Network of specific goose reserves (excluding SPAs etc |
Other |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use of |
Funding provided |
'Quarry species' |
Out of season licences |
||||
Sweden |
Compensation (assessment of damage carried out by inspectors employed by county administration boards) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Sacrificial crops |
Norway |
Compensation: (i) crop type (pasture versus cereals) and; (ii) goose densities (based on independent counts made) |
Yes |
Equipment only |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
- |
Iceland |
- |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
- |
Bulgaria |
Agri-environment scheme (per ha) Compensation (per ha) |
No (Illegal) |
No |
Yes |
No |
- |
|
Denmark |
No |
Yes |
Equipment only |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Bait fields with grain |
France |
No |
- |
- |
Yes |
No |
No |
- |
Germany |
Compensation (assessment of damage by an independent appraiser from agricultural administration. Damage is based on estimating actual loss of crop by comparison of height of grazed and non-grazed areas) Flat rate (per ha) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
- |
|
Greenland |
No |
- |
- |
Yes |
No |
||
Netherlands |
Agri-environment scheme (per ha) Compensation outwith reserves (assessment of damage carried out by independent appraiser who must also confirm that scaring techniques have been deployed. Damage is based on estimating actual loss of crop by comparison of height of grazed and non-grazed areas) |
Outwith goose reserves only |
Outwith goose reserves only |
Yes |
Yes linked to agri-environment schemes |
Egg pricking/nest destruction Cull by gassing Habitat manipulation to reduce feeding opportunities Fencing off breeding sites |
|
Estonia |
Compensation (assessment of damage by a commission of a minimum of three people who must also confirm that scaring techniques have been deployed. Damage is determined according to crop type: by level of goose droppings or visual assessments of % damage in test plots ) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No (as yet) |
No |
- |
Italy |
Compensation (assessment of damage, which is carried out by the farmers and information is submitted to the Provincial administration). The amount is 'finiancial aid' and does not meet the full cost of losses incurred |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
- |
England |
Agri-environment schemes (per ha) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Addition to general open licence |
Belgium |
Compensation (assessment of damage by an independent appraiser from the Nature Conservancy Department. Damage is determined by estimating actual damage by calculating the difference in yield between grazed and ungrazed areas of the field) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Nest destruction |
Table F3. Hunting arrangements for goose species for countries within the EU, Scandanavia, Iceland and Greenland
Country |
Bag limit for 'quarry goose species' |
Bag reporting scheme for 'quarry goose species' |
Sale of goose carcasses permitted |
Hunting licence renewal |
Hunting Proficiency exam |
Regional variation in protected status of species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden |
No |
Voluntary |
Yes |
Annual |
Yes |
Yes |
Norway |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes (approved by the Food Safety Authority) |
Annual |
Yes |
Yes |
Iceland |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes NOTE 1 |
Annual |
Yes |
Yes |
Bulgaria |
Yes (daily quota for individual farmers) |
Voluntary |
No |
Annual |
Yes |
No |
Denmark |
Yes (set to individual land owners) |
Mandatory |
Yes (but origin of carcass traceable) |
Annual |
Yes |
No |
France |
No |
Voluntary (mandatory for night time shooting) |
No |
Annual |
Yes |
No |
Germany |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes |
1-3 years |
Yes |
Yes |
Greenland |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes (professional hunter only) |
Annual |
No |
Yes |
Netherlands |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes |
Annual |
Yes |
No |
Estonia |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes |
Annual |
Yes |
Yes |
Italy |
NA (geese fully protected) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Belgium |
No |
Mandatory |
Yes (but seasonal restrictions) |
? |
? |
? |
NOTE 1 The Hunting Society of Iceland is currently calling for a prohibition on the sale of geese.
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