More than 500,000 geese are in the country in the warmer months, and 2.5 million overwinter there, amounting to a 95% increase on the numbers counted in the 1960s. Eagle-eyed: Dutch police to train birds to take down unauthorised drones Read moreThe population boom, however, is not without problems. Roadside grasslands are particularly attractive to breeding birds because of their the abundance of clover leaves and protection from predators. Hundreds of geese have been spotted off roads in Gelderland in the east of the country and elsewhere. “We have during the summer more than 500,000 geese and we are a small country,” he said.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2018 14:09 UTC