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As far as I understand they aren't even supposed to be there to begin with. It's our fault anyway as the human race for forcing them out of their natural habitats but like others have pointed out it had to be done to protect people on planes.
As far as I understand they aren't even supposed to be there to begin with. It's our fault anyway as the human race for forcing them out of their natural habitats but like others have pointed out it had to be done to protect people on planes.
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Originally Posted by Bydand
800 geese, or risk a plane load of people. Goodbye geese. Sorry, but that is the cold hard reality.
I knew, of course, that these arguments would be presented. It's not a choice of geese over people. It's a choice of finding ways to remove the threat of the birds without destroying them. These people took the lazy way out and made the decision to destroy them instead of finding ways to keep them away from the airport. It has been done successfully in other places with birds of prey or dogs or loud music chasing them away.
And, they are far from being endangered. They are thriving and reproducing to beat the band, believe me.
BTW, I've a bird watcher and lover for some 35 years.
Maybe they're not endangered, but they are beautiful animals. As a nature lover, you might think about people destroying nature needlessly. The human species is already making a possibly irreversable mark on most other living creatures. It's just a shame.
I hate Canadian Geese Personally. They're everywhere, and one can argue that they are overpopulated. When you go upstate they just dump on everything near water. Trust me, 800 gone is doing nothing to their total population, and the fact that there were 800 of them just roaming around the airport should be worrying enough.
I hate Canadian Geese Personally. They're everywhere, and one can argue that they are overpopulated. When you go upstate they just dump on everything near water. Trust me, 800 gone is doing nothing to their total population, and the fact that there were 800 of them just roaming around the airport should be worrying enough.
My point is: Why kill them instead of dealing with the problem on a permanent basis, like using tactics that would keep them away from the airport in the first place?
And, they are far from being endangered. They are thriving and reproducing to beat the band, believe me.
BTW, I've a bird watcher and lover for some 35 years.
Considering both sentences in bold above, I highly doubt you're a "bird watcher and lover". LOL, ridiculous. The things people say here...
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