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snow goose

anser caerulescens 
meet ferdiand:
The Park is home to one male snow goose that was born at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on June 17, 2009 and came to the Park in March 2011.
Habitat

Snow geese prefer ponds, shallow lakes, coastal salt marshes, and streams.

Diet

Herbivorous, consuming grasses, sedges, rushes, horsetails, forbs, and willows. 

Reproduction

Females will lay 2-6 eggs. The female is responsible for building the nest and as she lays eggs, she will continue to build the nest. She will line the nest with down feathers plucked from her breast.

Distribution

Found in North America with breeding colonies found in Canada and northern Alaska. Snow Geese migrate into southern United States, and their wild population is not at risk.


trumpeter swan

cygnus buccinator 
Meet ralph edwards:
Ralph Edwards was injured in the wild in 2005 and was admitted to our Health Centre. Due to his extensive injuries he was unable to be released back into the wild. 
Habitat

Preferring freshwater / estuarine wetlands and flooded farm fields. Nest sites are found on the shores of freshwater lakes.

Diet

Omnivorous, eating primarily stems, leaves and roots; however, young trumpeter swans primarily feed on invertebrates. 

Reproduction

Females lay up to 9 eggs, once every two days. Trumpeter swans usually mate for life.

Distribution

Found in western North America, this wild population is not at risk.


tundra swan

cygna columbianus 
Meet George:
George was found in the Nicola Lake area with a broken wing in  1997. Due to his injuries he was unable to be released back into the wild. 
Habitat

During the breeding season, tundra swans are found in the Arctic Circle. Once their young have grown, they migrate to southern lakes an agricultural fields. 

Diet

Omnivorous, feeding primarily on tubers and roots but can also supplement their diet with shrimp, crayfish, and mollusks.

Reproduction

A female may have up to 6 eggs per breeding season. Tundra swans do not reproduce until they are 4 or 5 years old; not all pairs breed every year.

Distribution

Found across the north coast of North America during the breeding season, throughout Canada and the United States, the wild population of Tundra Swans is of special concern. 


 

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