Included in the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable, in CMS Appendix I and II, in Annex II of the Bern Convention, designated for Concerted Action (CMS Resolution 5.1), and listed in Table 1 Column A of the Action Plan under the AEWA 2008. Regular wintering species in Burgas area, with up to 7 individuals obseved at a time (about 15% of the wintering population in Bulgaria). During the flights between the roosting and feeding areas the Lesser White-fronted Geese are exposed to the risk of collisions with power lines. Listed as Critically Endangered in the national RDB. National Action plan for the species was adopted by the MoEW in 2018.
