Twenty-three Canada geese were dead or dying on the Scandinavian Centre field on Kensington Avenue. Staff attended and ten birds that were still alive were brought back to the care centre. One had been banded in its nest in the Northwest Territories in 1987. Banding returns can add to our knowledge of birds, their survival and travels. Thirteen years is a good age for a bird that has to face a range of mostly man-made dangers.
Adult geese have few natural predators other than man.