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Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
(L 28" WS 53" Wt 5.3 lb)
Bosque del Apache
Nat‘l Wildlive Refuge
Nat‘l Wildlive Refuge
8Mar2012
Banned in 1916, hunting is now
allowed to slow dramatic
population increases.
allowed to slow dramatic
population increases.
dark juv
Anser in Latin means goose;
caerulescens in Latin means
bluish.
caerulescens in Latin means
bluish.
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