Researchers: Tracking Sioux Falls geese is 'organized chaos'
Waco Tribune-Herald
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Researchers with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department are no strangers to managing the chaos of honking, kicking and flapping when catching a flock of Canadian geese.
That commotion was found at several parks in Sioux Falls on June 20, when a team met to perform the annual task of
"It's organized chaos, is the best way to put it,"
Denver geese culled for meat for hungry families
DENVER — An ongoing effort to cull geese from Denver parks — and donate the meat to needy families — continued in the predawn hours of Monday morning. The latest roundup...
Aluquerque Journal 2019-07-03
1,662 geese killed in Denver's now-completed effort to control population in city's parks
Denver's roundup of more than 1,600 geese from the city's parks has come to an end — for now. Through a program initiated by local and federal officials, Canada geese were...
Denver Post 2019-07-11
Vermont cancels snow geese banding effort; geese have moved
ADDISON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has canceled a goose banding event in Addison this week because it says the Canada geese have moved to other...
Dothan Eagle 2019-07-02
Banding geese in Sioux Falls is 'organized chaos,' researchers say
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks biologists band Canada geese Thursday, June 20, in Sioux Falls parks for population research. ......
Argus Leader 2019-06-25
Denver's catch-and-kill goose roundup could do away with half of resident birds
City Park was quiet — too quiet. "It's like a morgue. It's empty," said Linda Gallegos, 56. There was no flapping of wings, no hissing, and no Canada geese during her evening walk Monday. Hours earlier, federal crews had herded hundreds of the birds out of the crown-jewel park and on toward their doom. For the first time, the city of Denver and federal authorities are capturing...
How to control Canadian geese in your Charleston pond
Despite the name, Canada geese aren't going back to Canada. This time of the year, they're pecking at grass, lounging in ponds or stopping traffic with their adorable goslings. In April, the female laid her eggs. She put several in a nest over the period of a week and the male protected her. If you walked up on her, his pterodactyl-like shadow will descend upon you. I've seen a...
The Post and Courier
Tracking how many geese fly through Sioux Falls is \'organized chaos,\' researchers say
"If they're on land, they can easily outrun you, and they're gone," said Rocco Murano, senior waterfowl biologist. ......
Rally planned to protest Denver's killing of Canada geese at city parks
DENVER -- After the culling of approximately 300 Canada geese at Denver's City Park, some citizens are organizing a protest. Wildlife officials say excessive bird waste brought on the need for removal. For a number of years, Denver Parks and Recreation struggled to manage the growing goose population. It tried scaring the geese away and even coating their eggs in cooking oil to...
Fox31 Denver
Colorado butcher turns geese into meals for hunters 'constantly'
LAFAYETTE, Colo. – While the thought of eating geese may seem strange or off-putting to some people, many Coloradans regularly consume the meat. Arapahoe Meat Company has been slaughtering, butchering and processing meats in Lafayette for more than 40 years. The shop sells its own pork, but they specialize in processing "anything wild" a customer brings in. "We do beef, pigs,...
Vermont's Best Birding Hotspots
With the arrival of longer days and warmer temperatures, Vermont's bird lovers are looking to the fields and woods for of a flit of color in the bushes or listening for an overhead chirp, whistle, squawk or honk as birds engage in their annual spring migration. Some of Vermont's best bird-watching opportunities are at the state's 99 wildlife management areas, or WMAs. Owned by...
Caledonian Record