African/Chinese Geese legal question?

[StarsAndMoon]

Hi I had a general question about some Chinese/african geese, me and my family went to see a house today and there was geese walking around the front yard and I asked about the geese and he said they weren't his? It's strange because the geese were extremely friendly. Another thing he said was he called the dnr (department of natural resources) out to come look at them and they told him it was "african migratory geese" And that they are "federally protected and can't be removed" and that he would go to jail if he did. Now my research proves that this is a lie and that there no such thing as "african migratory geese" but is that just another name for african geese? There's also nothing about them being protected where I live in the usa, they also look more like Chinese geese to me. I wanna know if the guy or the dnr was lying or if it's true? Other stuff is theres also white ducks that look like Pekin ducks and another goose that's white and has Grey spots(this is from a video he showed me) he also says they fly away ,now I'm thinking someone dumped their animals or the last owner before him abandoned them? Maybe they belong to one of the neighbors? Or the guy lied to us? Any and all info and insight on this would be helpful!

 

[Goosebaby]

Chinese and African geese are domestic descendants of the wild swan goose of Asia. They are not native and they aren’t migratory.
White ducks are either pekin or another domestic breed, they aren’t wild or migratory either.
The other goose that’s white and grey is most likely also a domestic goose. There’s a small chance it’s some sort of wild hybrid but more than likely it’s a domestic goose.

Domestic geese and ducks can barely fly, and they can’t survive long without care or protection. If they were dumped and aren’t being taken care of they won’t last long.

 

[AGeese]

Since you got the info second hand I'd call the DNR yourself.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I second what both @Goosebaby and @AGeese said. When you first posted I read before seeing the pictures. When I saw that it was a legal question regarding geese, I wrongly assumed you were talking about Canada geese. Even though they aren't endangered around here anymore, they are still legally protected as a migratory species. They are nuisances in places they come into contact with people. Especially during nesting and molt. My best friend, rest her soul, had state and federal permits to take down goose nests in conflict areas. She started an entity called geese peace. I used to help her in some cases. She worked in office parks, college campuses, cemetaries and even roofs of big box stores. Whe always had a couple border collies converted from sheep herding to geese herding.

 

[StarsAndMoon]

I second what both @Goosebaby and @AGeese said. When you first posted I read before seeing the pictures. When I saw that it was a legal question regarding geese, I wrongly assumed you were talking about Canada geese. Even though they aren't endangered around here anymore, they are still legally protected as a migratory species. They are nuisances in places they come into contact with people. Especially during nesting and molt. My best friend, rest her soul, had state and federal permits to take down goose nests in conflict areas. She started an entity called geese peace. I used to help her in some cases. She worked in office parks, college campuses, cemetaries and even roofs of big box stores. Whe always had a couple border collies converted from sheep herding to geese herding.

Oh sorry! I updated the thread name to prevent anymore confusion!