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Canada goose
noun
: the common wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America that is chiefly gray and brownish with black head and neck and a white patch running from the sides of the head under the throat
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More than 50 species, including the Canada goose and bald eagle, thrived with their newfound federal protections and were later delisted; another 56 species were downgraded from endangered to threatened.
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
However, an unusual sighting in Alaska in 2011, when a Canada goose was seen living with and behaving like a crane, suggests this kind of adoption may have happened even earlier.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
In addition, dozens of wild birds in the state were also reported, including a Canada goose.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
However, an unusual sighting in Alaska in 2011, when a Canada goose was seen living with and behaving like a crane, suggests this kind of adoption may have happened even earlier.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
In addition, dozens of wild birds in the state were also reported, including a Canada goose.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Canada goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canada%20goose. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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