What are the opinions of animal welfare and conservationist groups to OvoControl?
The Humane Society of the United States, Fund for Animals, the Coalition to Prevent the Destruction of Canada Geese, the Animal Protection Institute, the Science and Conservation Center, Audubon, PETA, Ducks Unlimited and Wildlife Protection Network all support the non-lethal means of controlling wildlife populations. Left unchecked, the numbers of Canada geese can double every five years. The effects of OvoControl are similar to egg oiling/addling projects, as the outcome is the same preventing the hatching of goose eggs. Can geese or ducks consume so much bait that they get too high a dose of OvoControl? No. A single day dose that would be 3 to 4 times the recommended dose of OvoControl would not produce any toxic effects. In the event that this did occur, the result would be that blood levels of nicarbazin increase and absorption of the nicarbazin in the yolk of the egg would increase proportionally. In a recently completed field study in Oregon, some geese consumed up to 9x the rec
