We will kill your geese

Canada geese may soon be sitting ducks



WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Days are numbered for flocks of Canada
geese that have become a nuisance in urban centers across the nation.

The federal government has proposed allowing states to kill hundreds
of thousands of the big, brassy birds, which currently are federally
protected -- but probably not for long. Soon they may be sitting
ducks, says the San Francisco Chronicle.

These messy, aggressive honkers, which can grow to 14 pounds and live
for up to 20 years, have found life in urban areas so hospitable, many
of them no longer bother to follow their species' ancient migration
path from Canada in the summer to their winter homes in the southern
United States and Mexico.

It's these resident geese whose behavior has prompted a growing chorus
of complaints from homeowners, park districts, golf courses and
suburban business parks that are the subject of the rules proposed by
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.