According to a KCDC media release, “Canada geese have been a growing issue at some Kāpiti locations including Awatea Lakes and Otaraua Park. Their droppings can carry diseases such as avian influenza, campylobacter, Escherichia coli, and salmonella, and large populations can foul waterways.
“Canada geese are a nationwide problem and because they are migratory we are unlikely to ever be completely free of them – and that is not our objective. We have tried other methods to deter them, including using bird-repellent product Flock Off on some sports grounds. They are beautiful animals, but health and safety issues are important.”
“We agree that the number of geese we are seeing at sports venues and parks has been too high and is posing too great a health risk, especially for people using our public spaces,”
“This morning a population control operation was conducted by a qualified pest control contractor to reduce the number of geese. It was done to the highest safety standards and in the most humane way possible.”
The council says it is hoped the operation will provide some respite from the Canada geese in other areas, too.
There have been reports on social media of gunfire in some areas — so relax, it’s not right wing extremists shooting minorities. 🙂
“There have been reports on social media of gunfire in some areas — so relax, it’s not right wing extremists shooting minorities.”
Bit of a sick joke. So here is mine.
It’s just the left loonies culling the herd….but not with a vaccine, a shot of a different kind.
The day Canada geese were taken off the game bird list and classified as a pest being able to be culled by any method was the day they became a pest. They are able to be shot with rifles so hunters taking potshots from hundreds of metres away maybe getting one and scaring the rest away making them even more wily than ever and spreading small populations of them into every nook and cranny in the country.