News Stories

Unloved on Island, Nanaimo goose flies to home of ‘Al Crapone’ – Times Colonist, 06 February 2022

Canada goose from BC turns up 3,000 km away in Chicago – Daily Hive, 04 February 2022

Vancouver Island Canada Goose flies 2,000 miles to Chicago – Outdoor Life, 04 February 2022

Canada goose from Vancouver Island makes it all the way to the Great Lakes – Nanaimo News Bulletin, 03 February 2022

Researchers mystified after Canada goose tagged in B.C. is spotted almost 3,000 km away in Chicago – CHED 630 Edmonton and CHQR 770 Calgary, 02 February 2022

Canada Goose in Chicago – CTV News Vancouver Island, 01 February 2022

‘We couldn’t quite believe it’: B.C. researchers baffled after Nanaimo goose spotted in Chicago – CTV News Vancouver Island, 01 February 2022

Flight of a Canada Goose – CBC On the Coast, 01 February 2022

Researchers mystified after Canada goose tagged in B.C. is spotted almost 3,000 km away in Chicago – CBC News, 01 February 2022

Canada goose tagged in VIU tracking project spotted in Chicago – Victoria Buzz, 01 February 2022

Canada Goose flies to Chicago – CBC All Points West, 31 January 2022

‘It’s really a mystery:’ Nanaimo-tagged Canada goose spotted in Chicago – Nanaimo News Now, 30 January 2022

Research points to growing goose problem in Nanaimo – CTV News, 17 October 2017

VIU Alumnus Tracking Migration Habits of Canada Geese – VIU News, 26 September 2017

Nanaimo based study aims to offer geese relief – Nanaimo News Now, 17 December 2016

Research data shows geese travel farther than expected – Nanaimo Bulletin, 15 December 2016

VIU’s Canada Goose Research Shoes Some Birds Going South – VIU News, 14 December 2016

VIU Goose Canada Project – Shaw TV, 15 September 2016

200 Canada Geese Get Collars Thanks to VIU Student – VIU News, 6 July 2016

VIU Student Maps Goose Movement in Nanaimo – Nanaimo Bulletin, 12 July 2016

Report Banded Geese – mycowichanvalleynow.com, 12 July 2016

New Canada Goose Study – Island Radio, 7 July 2016