The phone call to my office was a typical one for mid- to late June: Canada geese were causing a problem. And there it was – the ultimate dichotomy about what to do with nuisance Canada geese. Canada goose reintroductionAs with other populations of wildlife around the turn of the 20th century, unregulated hunting decimated Canada goose populations. Captive flocks were established, and Canada geese were reintroduced back into native areas by transplanting geese from those captive or existing flocks. The effort continued into the 1980s, resulting in one of the most successful wildlife restoration programs of the 20th century.