Future “Nature Matters” columns will focus on the smallest and largest waterfowl species — ducks and swans; this column is devoted to the middle-sized birds — geese.

There are seven subspecies of Canada geese, but only the largest one, the giant Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) is known to breed in Illinois. Geese from other subspecies and breeding ...

Every winter, New Jersey’s fields, marshes, and reservoirs host a familiar cast of large waterfowl. Resident Canada geese are joined by populations from farther north, along with hundreds of thousands ...

There are many places across North America where you can see snow geese. The George C Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, ...

In an effort to reduce damage to fragile ecosystems caused by snow geese's arctic breeding habits, and to reduce the ...