geese

North Hempstead Officials At Wit’s End With Geese, Decide To Euthanize Them

Officials in a Long Island town said this week that they have to scare off invasive Canada geese, and now must resort to euthanasia.

2013/05/13

Duck with Bread (file / credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/GettyImages)

Passover Bread-Dumping Notice Upsets Some In Brooklyn

Some in the Orthodox Jewish community are upset that a public reminder not to feed the ducks and geese in Prospect Park includes a reference to Passover.

2013/03/22

Animal Rights Activists Allege Censorship Over Geese In Mamaroneck

Kylie Blackman told WCBS 880 reporter Sean Adams that e-mails with “geese” in the subject line are bouncing back.

2013/03/19

FILE - Canada geese (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Seen At 11: Could A Decoy Be The Solution To Westchester Goose Infestation?

A battle has been brewing in Westchester, as residents debate how to get rid of flocks of unwelcome geese.

2013/03/13

Westchester Turns To Robot To Scare Away Geese

Remember the Terminator – Arnold Schwarzenegger’s scary futuristic cyborg? Well, in Westchester County, they have the Goosinator.

2013/02/21

Scarsdale Officials To Kill Pesky Geese, Turn Them Into Meat

Problems with Canada geese – from defecation to attacks – have led officials in Scarsdale to decide to kill the birds and turn them into meat.

2013/01/19

700 Geese From Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge To Be Euthanized

In April, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand proposed a bill authorizing authorities to remove Canada geese from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in June and July when the birds are molting and cannot fly.

2012/07/10

Animal Advocates Protesting Gillibrand’s Proposal To Kill Geese Near JFK

The bill would authorize authorities to remove Canada geese from the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in June and July when the birds are molting and cannot fly.

2012/05/03

JetBlue Flight 571 had to make an emergency landing at Westchester County Airport after encountering a bird strike Tuesday evening. (credit: CBS 2).

Passenger: Flight From Westchester Co. Airport ‘Started Swerving’ After Bird Strike

The plane started swerving immediately right after the two hit, so he was rocking the plane back and forth,” passenger Laura Echavarria said. “I’m going to die. I’m not going to see my family.”

2012/04/25

A deer is seen at the Fort Lee Historic Park - Fort Lee, NJ - Dec 31, 2009 - Photo: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880

Clarkstown Official: Wild Animals Struggle To Find Food This Winter

Wild animals have been struggling to survive this harsh winter as nature’s bounty remains buried under hard-packed ice and snow leaving their major source of food, such as nuts and seeds, out of reach.

2011/02/16