The problem is that strict Federal wildlife laws protect migratory geese, whose numbers have been declining sharply.

In the autumn, migratory geese can be seen in their thousands.

This season takes place after migratory geese have passed through and is aimed at burgeoning populations of resident birds.

Lac qui Parle serves as a temporary home of thousands of migratory geese.

They were timed to take place before any significant numbers of migratory geese were on hand.

The two-week season would come after most of the migratory geese have departed.

Without the ban, migratory geese, whose numbers have plummeted over the last few years, may disappear from the Ungava Bay area of northwestern Quebec.

The species is frequently found on golf courses, parking lots and urban parks, which would have previously hosted only migratory geese on rare occasions.

"The migratory geese might stay around for a couple of weeks and even into the winter," he said.

Those were migratory geese.