In Finland, barnacle geese are responsible for most of ... normal crop fields where no goose management took place, accommodation fields, and repelling fields. Geese were trapped and equipped ...

Here is a picture of an all-white barnacle goose that recently turned up in the 5,000-strong Sligo flock that we monitor. Is it rare? – Vianney Tully, Sligo Well, it certainly didn’t get to ...

In the 16th and 17th centuries, magical "witch bottles" became popular in Europe as the fear of witchcraft swept the ...

An exclusion experiment illustrating the impact that browsing geese can have on a field. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert ...

Scanning electron micrograph of a filter feeding appendage (cirri) from a goose barnacle (Lepas). Goose barnacles are non-motile crustaceans that live in the sea attached to rocks and floating objects ...

The Scientist spoke with marine biologist and barnacle researcher John Zardus about why turtle barnacles—previously thought to be immobile—in fact slowly travel. He thinks the answer is food. Chloe ...

She watched as two adults came and went, delivering food to their ever-alert and relentlessly hungry cubs. When one brought home a barnacle goose, the cubs began to fight over it excitedly. Liina ...