Publication - Progress report

Goose management policy in Scotland: 2010 review

Review of goose management policy in Scotland conducted in 2010.

Name used in text	*Scientific name*
Bar-headed Goose ( UK naturalised)	Anser indicus
Barnacle Goose (all UK populations)	Branta leucopsis
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Canada Goose ( UK naturalised)	Branta canadensis*
Dark-bellied Brent Goose	Branta bernicla bernicla
East Atlantic Light-bellied Brent Goose	Branta bernicla hrota
European White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons albifrons
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Greenland Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis
Greenland White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons flavirostris
Greylag Goose (all UK populations)	Anser anser anser
Icelandic Greylag Goose	Anser anser anser
Icelandic Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
Native Greylag Goose	Anser anser anser
Naturalised (re-established) Greylag Goose	Anser anser anser
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
Snow Goose ( UK naturalised)	Anser caerulescens
Svalbard Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis
Svalbard Light-bellied Brent Goose	Branta bernicla hrota
Taiga Bean Goose	Anser fabalis fabalis
Tundra Bean Goose	Anser fablis rossicus
West Atlantic Canadian Light-bellied Brent Goose	Branta bernicla hrota
White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons

* Introduced population derived from birds of races canadensis and maxima

Email: Central Enquiries Unit ceu@gov.scot

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