A spate of baffling swan deaths is strongly suspected to be caused by a virulent new strain of avian flu sweeping across Britain. Dying swans were found spinning in circles and discharging blood from their nostrils on Ulverston canal, Cumbria. Swan rescuers have taken in more than 25 dying birds in Worcestershire and nine swans […]
Tag: Canada Geese
Wildlife authorities kill over 100 Canada Geese at Sloan’s Lake as culling enters its second year in Denver
Federal authorities won’t kill as many geese this year as they did last year because, well, the geese population has waned at Denver parks since the city started its “culling” program to cut down on poop and clean the water. Denver Parks & Recreation Deputy Manager Scott Gilmore said biologists with the United States Department […]
Stop Canada Geese From Being Slaughtered at a “Charity Harvest” in Illinois
On May 12th, the Urbana Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an unethical plan to round up and slaughter nearly all Canada geese who reside at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana, Illinois. The slaughter might begin next week despite public opposition and offers to help with humane alternatives. Local activists, however, are not giving […]
The USDA has begun catching geese across Denver parks and shipping them to be processed as food
DENVER — For years, Denver Parks and Recreation has had a goose management program in place that involved hazing and relocation. Now, with the help of the US Department of Agriculture, they are trying a new approach. Parks and Rec officials say the easiest way to lower the geese population is by capturing and processing […]
POLL: Should USDA slaughter Canada Geese to protect water quality?
In a change of policy, the Ocean Pines Association decided the nonlethal approach to the Canadian geese problem wasn’t working. As a result, 290 geese were humanely euthanized as part of the USDA’s wildlife damage management project last week. Tanya Espinosa with the United States Department of Agriculture would not go into how the geese […]