The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 gives Scottish Ministers powers to grant licences in certain circumstances to kill or take wild birds, including geese, where there is no other satisfactory solution to prevent serious damage to agriculture. Licences may be granted as an aid to scaring. As such, there must be evidence in place that non lethal scaring efforts continue to be implemented.
- Scottish Government Goose Scaring Leaflet (still in preparation)
- There are suppliers of scaring devices.
You can find further information on the Scottish Natural Heritage and National Farmers Union Scotland websites.