Oh yes, lucky me, I get to blog about Six Geese-a-Laying. I never was one to be a fan of birds, especially ducks and geese. I remember trips to the farm when I was younger and the birds were so comfortable with people being around that they would just hang out. I know I have heard a handful of stories where a duck or goose has chased someone. In fact, a goose chased my sister around a farm once, making her scream obnoxiously with her hands flailing about. My sister tried to kick the poor thing. Don’t worry, nothing bad happened to it. Anyway, not to mention, when geese make their mark they leave behind a disgusting obstacle course of goose poo. It is no fun walking around having to dodge hordes of pesky geese while carefully trying not to step in any of their goose “goodies”.
Last year I remember hearing on the news that as the population of Canadian geese grew, wildlife biologists and technicians were asked to control the increasing number of these pests who now call New York City parks their homes. In July, biologists working with the Federal Agriculture Department rounded up almost 400 geese and gassed them with carbon dioxide.
Although an extreme measure, authorities justified the extermination in an effort to make the skies around New York City safer for humans to fly. The elimination of geese will hopefully help to avoid a similar event, which occurred January 2009. I am sure you all remember hearing the story about a flock of geese which flew into the engines of a US Airways jetliner causing the airplane to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River.
So yes, goose poop can be annoying and, getting around these big birds in the skies can also be dangerous, but is it fair to annihilate these pesky birds for our convenience? I am not one to be all crazy and save an animal’s life just to risk a human’s, but the thought of killing 400 geese all at once makes me grossed out. After all, how will we ever get to the golden egg if we kill all of the geese? I want a golden egg damn it. I hope they checked them first at least. Morbid? Yes. Sorry, Merry Christmas :-) .
Last year I remember hearing on the news that as the population of Canadian geese grew, wildlife biologists and technicians were asked to control the increasing number of these pests who now call New York City parks their homes. In July, biologists working with the Federal Agriculture Department rounded up almost 400 geese and gassed them with carbon dioxide.
Although an extreme measure, authorities justified the extermination in an effort to make the skies around New York City safer for humans to fly. The elimination of geese will hopefully help to avoid a similar event, which occurred January 2009. I am sure you all remember hearing the story about a flock of geese which flew into the engines of a US Airways jetliner causing the airplane to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River.
So yes, goose poop can be annoying and, getting around these big birds in the skies can also be dangerous, but is it fair to annihilate these pesky birds for our convenience? I am not one to be all crazy and save an animal’s life just to risk a human’s, but the thought of killing 400 geese all at once makes me grossed out. After all, how will we ever get to the golden egg if we kill all of the geese? I want a golden egg damn it. I hope they checked them first at least. Morbid? Yes. Sorry, Merry Christmas :-) .
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