One town's scheme to get rid of its geese

(technologyreview.com)

7 points | by joozio 17 hours ago ago

1 comments

  • RetroTechie 12 hours ago

    > About 300 geese live in this sleepy Bay Area suburb, equal to nearly 1% of our human population—and some say this town isn’t big enough for the both of us.

    What? That's nothing.

    Come to the NL, especially coastal areas. Last week I drove past a field covered in geese. Imagine a rough square with ~150 geese on each side, entirely filled in. Some quick math told me I could be looking at ~20k geese. Definitely >10k. In one swarm.

    Okay, that one was big enough to amaze even me. And I have seen many geese - especially the last few years.

    But 300? Be happy they're there & enjoy the wildlife while you still have some, for ff's sake. Remember there was a time when wild animals outnumbered humans on this planet.