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In 1999, special measures were implemented in Canada, which allowed for harvest of light geese outside of the hunting season dates established in the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1916. The Animal Alliance of Canada filed a lawsuit in Canada. The special measures were upheld but the court ruled that the evidence for overabundance had…
November 1999 – The Arctic Tundra Emergency Conservation Act was passed by Congress and signed by the U.S. President to allow the Conservation Order to proceed in the U.S. until the EIS was completed. “To assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the ecosystem upon which many North American…
March 2001 – The Status Of Ross’s Geese: Report of the Arctic Goose Joint Venture Ross’s Gooose Subcommittee was published by the AGJV.
Direct Control and Alternative Harvest Strategies for North American Light Geese: Report of the Direct Control and Alternative Harvest Strategy Working Group, was published by the AGJV in 2003.
In 2007, the U.S. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was published in 2007 and established criteria for implementing light goose Conservation Order regulations within the U.S. states of the four Flyways. To date, current Federal regulations allow for Conservation order regulations in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central Flyways.
The Evaluation of the Special Conservation Measures for the Greater Snow Geese: Report of the Greater Snow Goose Working Group, was published by the AGJV in 2007.
In 2012, Evaluation of Special Management Measures for Midcontinent Lesser Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese: Report of the Arctic Goose Habitat Working Group, was published by the AGJV
The AGJV Position Statement Regarding Overabundant Light Geese was released in 2015, following a Structured Decision Making Workshop held in 2014.