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Forget the duck hook -- what about the Canada geese? The birds are a major problem for courses
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First of all, they are not Canadian geese. They are Canada
geese.
But no matter what you call them, they waddle on their merry way,
seemingly oblivious to their surroundings. You may think of them as
a cute and cuddly sight, but, as the poet said, beauty is in the eye
of the beholder. There are those who view Canada geese as pests --
rats with wings and webbed feet, if you will. Certainly some golf
course superintendents consider them a major problem; maybe not as
dangerous as the vil...
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Those aren't golden eggs: Toronto is the latest city to join in the battle against Canada geese and their droppings.
The Report
; Canada geese (Branta canadensis) inhabit much of North America, with 15 subspecies varying in size and colour. Canada geese have a distinctive black head and neck with a white cheek patch, and most have a white ring at the base of the neck, a white, greyish-brown breast and belly, brown wings, and
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Feds investigate removal of Canada geese from pond
Redlands Daily Facts
; They take to the skies above Loma Linda in graceful formation during their migratory stops at the Jerry L. Pettis VA Medical Center, but four Canada geese landed at the center of a federal investigation when they were illegally captured and removed from the ponds surrounding the hospital The U.S.
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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BIG CHILL CUTTING OFF FOOD FOR STATE'S CANADA GEESE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ... 01-28-1994 BIG CHILL CUTTING OFF FOOD FOR STATE'S CANADA GEESE By JAN BARRY, Staff Writer Date: 01-28-1994, Friday Section: NEWS Edition: 3 Star, Also in 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early Say one thing for all this ice and snow, it sent the pesky ...
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 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Canada geese `should be culled and fed to well-heeled foodies'.(News)
The Independent (London, England)
; BRITAIN'S EXPLODING population of Canada geese should be culled and fed to urban, well-heeled foodies as a new gourmet dish, an expert has said. Writing in The Field, the bible of field sports enthusiasts, Clive Gammon said the population had grown from 3,900 in the early Fifties to about 90,000
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Canada geese must be told where to go
The Boston Globe
; Ann Hall, a regular contributor to NorthWest Weekly, may be e- mailed at hall(at sign)globe.com At the risk of sounding like an old geezer, I remember a song in which Frankie Laine sang, "My heart knows what the wild goose knows, and I must go where the wild goose goes," and something about being a
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