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Geese and crop damage in Sweden “Who, where, when and what”?

Johan Månsson, Teresa Montras Janer & Lovisa Nilsson Data used – Swedish compensation scheme 2,194 inspected and approved reports between year 2000-2015

Canada - not eligible Greylag - partly Barnacle & bean - eligible

2,194 inspected and approved reports between year 2000-2015

Compiled in Teresa’s thesis

September October November January White-fronted 14 1628 4056 5046 Bean (taiga and tundra) 8208 68,119 42,631 39,175 Pink-footed 99 2546 376 264 Greylag 169,888 123,850 55,961 55,710 Lesser white-fronted 79 31 1 0 Canada 29,231 15819 18,564 54,865 Barnacle 33,231 178,391 307,623 59,660 Brent 300 558 44 0 Total 241,036 389,314 425,200 209,674

Nilsson and Haas 2019 – Lunds university Who? Don´t forget – also other species in the system Pairs • Common Crane 30 000 • Whooper swan 5 400 • Greylag 41 000 • Bean 850 • L. white-fronted 20 • Canada 17 000 • Barnacle 4 900

Ottoson mfl. 2012. Fåglarna i Sverige – antal och förekomst Who? …and even more species… Estimated loss by farmers

Wildlife damage to agricultural crops in Sweden (questionnaire 2014) 20000 18000 HöstveteWheat (autumn sowned) 16000 VårkornBarley (spring sowned) 14000 12000 10000 8000 loss (1000 kg) 6000

Crop 4000 2000 0 WildboarVildsvin MooseÄlg RedKronhjort deer DovhjortFallow RoeRådjur deer CraneTrana GeeseGås deer Ländell & Funcke 2014 Who? Proportion of damage per species

Whooper swan Bean goose 4% 4% Other n=2,194 reports 3%

Greylag goose 27%

Common crane 34%

Barnacle goose 28% When? Timing of goose damage in Sweden

© Teresa Montras Janer © Teresa Montras Janer © J. Månsson Damage – late summer 31 August before birds arrive Photo: 13 days later (13 Sept) 2 days later(15 Sept) – field harvested by cranes and greylags Where? Reported damage When? n=2,194 What? Barley Ley Wheat Rape seed

Barnacle Common crane Bean Greylag Whooper

Montras et al 2019 Who and what? Reported damaged crops differ between species

Barnacle Grey lag Bean Vall,Ley, Betepastures

Fodersäd,Coarse grain Fodersäd/vall (silage)

KornBarley HavreOat HöstveteWheat (autumn sown) Råg,RågveteRye, triticale Carrot VårveteWheat (spring sown)

Ley/pastures Barley

BlandsädMixed grain RapsRape seed Common crane Whooper swan ÄrtväxterPeas SockerbetorPotatisPotatoe IsbergssalladLettuce Potatoe MorotCarrot

Rape seed Månsson et al. 2011

Future? Future? Increasing goose numbers in January Goose individuals

Nilsson and Haas 2019 No of damage reports

No of damage reports Montras et al 2020 Thanks to Tomas Pärt Ingunn Tombre

Funding Swedish EPA FORMAS SLU

Million EUROS 1.01 Compensation Subsidies Total 5.0

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