Earlier this week, in an attempt to minimize the danger of "bird strikes" with aircraft from J.F.K., staff from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture rounded up, or "culled", over 750 Canadian Geese in the Wildlife Preserve and shipped them off to a poultry procesing plant where they were euthanized and their meat distributed to food kitchens.
Egg addling involved shaking eggs or coating them with non-toxic biodegradable food-grade corn oil within 14 days of incubation to make them non-viable. Once addled, eggs are returned to the nest. Geese continue to incubate until they realize the eggs will not hatch. At this point, it is generally too late in the year to produce more eggs. Adults are not harmed and will continue with their regular life cycle.
The program also entailed a nest locating component, which is key to the success of the program, and goose population surveys.
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| USDA workers culling Canadian Geese at the Wildlife Preserve |
Earlier this week, in an attempt to minimize the danger of "bird strikes" with aircraft from J.F.K., staff from the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture rounded up, or "culled", over 750 Canadian Geese in the Wildlife Preserve and shipped them off to a poultry procesing plant where they were euthanized and their meat distributed to food kitchens.
Prior to this culling, the Canadian Goose population of the preserve was estimated to be approximately 1500 birds.
As an aside, I remember some years ago when I worked on Rikers Island there was an abundance of Canadian Geese that took up residence on the island which is only some 500 feet away from a runway at LaGuardia Airport. At that time, population control was attempted via the use of "egg addling."
The program also entailed a nest locating component, which is key to the success of the program, and goose population surveys.
Related Posts: Earlier this year we posted an article regarding the danger of "bird strikes" at J.F.K.
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