Aleutian Canada geese make recovery WASHINGTON (AP) - The government will propose removing the Aleutian Canada geese from the threatened species list Friday, citing a remarkable recovery after foxes introduced by fur farmers pushed the birds to the brink of extinction. The migratory geese, found on remote islands off the Alaska coast and in Oregon and California during winters, were among the first animals to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. The birds numbered just 790 in 1975. But removing foxes from the birds' nesting islands, protecting their migration habitat and relocating geese to more islands helped bring their numbers to about 32,000 today, the Fish and Wildlife Service said. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560486475-acd>
